Found 3 items, similar to Mannerism.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: mannerism perangai
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mannerism mannerism n 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual [syn: idiosyncrasy, foible] 2: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: affectation, pose, affectedness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mannerism Mannerism \Man"ner*ism\, n. [Cf. F. mani['e]risme.] 1. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, behavior, or treatment of others. [1913 Webster] 2. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner carried to excess, especially in literature or art. [1913 Webster] Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a mannerism which does not sit easy on the mannerist, which has been adopted on principle, and which can be sustained only by constant effort, is always offensive. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]