mannerism

English Thesaurus

1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (noun.act)

hypernym	:	feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation,
definition	:	the act of giving a false appearance (noun.act)

hyponym	:	attitude,
definition	:	a theatrical pose created for effect (noun.act)

hyponym	:	radical chic,
definition	:	an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them (noun.act)

2. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	distinctiveness, peculiarity, speciality, specialness, specialty,
definition	:	a distinguishing trait (noun.attribute)

3. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (noun.act)

derivation	:	pose, posture,
definition	:	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others (verb.social)

4. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	idiosyncratic,
definition	:	peculiar to the individual (adj.all)

5. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (noun.act)

derivation	:	pose, posture,
definition	:	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others (verb.social)

6. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	idiosyncratic,
definition	:	peculiar to the individual (adj.all)