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Mannerism vs Insincerity - What's the difference?

mannerism | insincerity |

As nouns the difference between mannerism and insincerity

is that mannerism is (arts) a style of art developed at the end of the high renaissance, characterized by the deliberate distortion and exaggeration of perspective and especially the elongation of figures while insincerity is property of being insincere, lacking sincerity or truthfulness.

mannerism

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A group of verbal or other unconscious habitual behaviors peculiar to an individual.
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  • Exaggerated or effected style in art, speech, or other behavior.
    • References
    * APA Dictionary of Psychology, 2007

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , from (maniera), coined by at the end of the XVIII century.

    Alternative forms

    * Mannerism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (arts, literature) In literature, an ostentatious and unnatural style of the second half of the sixteenth century. In the contemporary criticism, described as a negation of the classicist equilibrium, pre-Baroque, and deforming expressiveness.
  • (arts, literature) In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language.

    • insincerity

    English

    Noun

  • Property of being insincere, lacking sincerity or truthfulness.
    • His insincerity was obvious to all; he was neither honest nor believable.

    Antonyms

    * sincerity