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mannerist

/mˈænɚəst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
man-ner-ist
IPA
/mˈænɚəst/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Mannerism.

noun

An artist who works in the style of Mannerism.

noun

Someone especially interested in personal manners.

noun

One who has many idiosyncratic mannerisms.

noun

A proponent of mannerism in literature or art.

Etymology

Etymology tree English manner Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English mannerist From manner + -ist.

Inflected Forms

more Mannerist (comparative) most Mannerist (superlative) Mannerists (plural)

Derived Forms

manneristic

Questions

How do you pronounce mannerist?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈænɚəst/.
What does mannerist mean?
Of or relating to Mannerism.
Where does mannerist come from?
Etymology tree English manner Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English mannerist From manner + -ist.

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