Mannerism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈænɚɹˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈanəɹˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈanəɹˌɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈænɚɹˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

affectation idiosyncrasy foible pose affectedness

Word Forms

idiosyncratic	adjective	peculiar to the individual
pose	verb	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Manierismus

ein Verhaltensmerkmal, das für eine Person unverwechselbar und besonders ist

🇫🇷French

maniérisme

un attribut comportemental distinctif et propre à un individu

🇪🇸Spanish

manierismo

Un atributo de comportamiento que es distintivo y peculiar de un individuo.

🇮🇹Italian

manierismo

un attributo comportamentale distintivo e peculiare di un individuo

🇳🇱Dutch

maniërisme

een gedragskenmerk dat onderscheidend en eigen is aan een individu

🇵🇹Portuguese

maneirismo

um atributo comportamental que é distintivo e peculiar a um indivíduo

🇷🇺Russian

маньеризм

поведенческий признак, который является отличительным и свойственным индивидууму

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढंग

एक व्यवहारिक गुण जो किसी व्यक्ति के लिए विशिष्ट और विशिष्ट होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আচরণ

একটি আচরণগত বৈশিষ্ট্য যা একজন ব্যক্তির কাছে স্বতন্ত্র এবং অদ্ভুত

🇮🇳Tamil

நடத்தை

ஒரு தனிநபருக்கு தனித்துவமான மற்றும் விசித்திரமான ஒரு நடத்தை பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యవహారశైలి

ఒక వ్యక్తికి విలక్షణమైన మరియు విచిత్రమైన ప్రవర్తనా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यवहार

एक वर्तनात्मक गुणधर्म जे एखाद्या व्यक्तीसाठी विशिष्ट आणि विलक्षण आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીતભાત

એક વર્તણૂકીય લક્ષણ કે જે વ્યક્તિ માટે વિશિષ્ટ અને વિશિષ્ટ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പെരുമാറ്റരീതി

ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് വ്യതിരിക്തവും സവിശേഷവുമായ ഒരു പെരുമാറ്റ ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਹਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਲਈ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਅਤੇ ਅਜੀਬ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آداب

ایک رویے کی خصوصیت جو کسی فرد کے لیے مخصوص اور مخصوص ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矫揉造作

个体独特的行为属性

🇯🇵Japanese

マンネリズム

個人に独特で独特な行動特性

🇰🇷Korean

매너리즘

개인에게 독특하고 독특한 행동적 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa lịch sự

một thuộc tính hành vi đặc biệt và đặc biệt đối với một cá nhân

🇹🇭Thai

มารยาท

คุณลักษณะทางพฤติกรรมที่โดดเด่นและแปลกประหลาดของแต่ละบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

perangai

suatu atribut perilaku yang khas dan khusus bagi seorang individu

🇲🇾Malay

perangai

sifat tingkah laku yang tersendiri dan khas bagi seseorang individu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكلف

سمة سلوكية مميزة ومميزة للفرد

🇮🇷Persian

رفتارگرایی

یک ویژگی رفتاری که برای یک فرد متمایز و خاص است

🇹🇷Turkish

yapmacıklık

Bireye özgü ve kendine özgü bir davranışsal özellik

🇮🇱Hebrew

גינונים

תכונה התנהגותית ייחודית ומיוחדת לאדם

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The primary meaning of 'mannerism' is 'a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual'.

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Using 'mannerism' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mannerism' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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