How to pronounce mannerism
American English pronunciation
MAN-uh-riz-um
- IPA
- /ˈmænəˌɹɪzəm/
- Syllables
- MAN · uh · riz · um (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mannerism means
A little habit in how someone moves or talks
In a sentence: Tapping his chin while he thinks is a mannerism Grandpa has had for years.
Where it comes from: It joins manner, a way of doing something, with -ism. The same word, from the Italian maniera, also names a showy style of art from the 1500s.
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