plural of Mannerism

that way that something happens or is done

(archaic) well-mannered

Familiar from birth with a specified custom, behaviour, accoutrement etc.; naturally suited to it.

(phonetics, of a consonant) the configuration and interaction of the articulators (speech organs such as the tongue, lips, and palate) when making a speech sound

A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.

An accepted code of conduct for behaviour at a dining table. / The behavior of an individual while dining.

As it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect.

(archaic, formal) Under no circumstances whatsoever; not at all.

(art) A trend in the late sixteenth century that rejected some of the distortions of Mannerism, returning to a more classicist emphasis on clarity.