Dictionary Check: mannerism
"mannerism" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures.
Example:
"Mannerism favors compositional tension and instability rather than the balance and clarity of earlier Renaissance painting."
noun
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
noun
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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