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UK
/mˈænəɹˌɪzəm/
]
[ US /ˈmænɝˌɪzəm/ ]
[ US /ˈmænɝˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
- a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
- a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
How To Use mannerism In A Sentence
- Miles, the more successful, exaggerated the decorative qualities of his father's style to the point of mannerism.
- This is a movie with a distinct and startling cinematic language, but with uncomfortably coercive mannerisms.
- He has a jolly, ready laugh and mannerisms like an absentminded professor.
- It nodded to itself, a mannerism cultivated during its contacts with humans. T2©: RISING STORM
- He looks the age and although his character still appears fit, his mannerisms have just a slight suggestion of slowness to them.
- His mannerisms are more those of a preoccupied math professor.
- a child with intolerably cute mannerisms
- She had little formal education but travelled widely in Europe where her somewhat dramatic taste led to an interest in Italian Mannerism, German Romanticism, Pre-Raphaelitism, and the decadents.
- All individuals have different traits and characteristics and differ from one another in mannerisms and mental abilities.
- But flip the switch and Nexi comes to life with human-like dexterity and mannerisms that compel us to see a mind in the machine.