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MANNERISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Synonyms:
affectation; affectedness; mannerism; pose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mannerism" is a kind of...):
feigning; pretence; pretending; pretense; simulation (the act of giving a false appearance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mannerism"):
attitude (a theatrical pose created for effect)
radical chic (an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
Synonyms:
foible; idiosyncrasy; mannerism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mannerism" is a kind of...):
distinctiveness; peculiarity; speciality; specialness; specialty (a distinguishing trait)
