mannerisms

noun

plural of mannerism
as in tricks
an odd or peculiar habit quirky mannerisms such as toying with her hair and tapping her toes

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Recent Examples of mannerisms Growing older, Christian inherited his father’s mannerisms and infectious energy and often wears a glittering Bad Boy chain around his neck, firmly tying himself to his father’s shadow. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 Others noticed how similar Ella’s voice and mannerisms are to Bening’s. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026 The whole cast commits to the bit, having undoubtedly shown up to play— still, there is something about Pine’s overdone mannerisms that land with the most uproarious laughter. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026 Her mannerisms, comedy, music, references and cultural touchstones were influenced by the Black woman playing her. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Says strange things and has funny little mannerisms, but within lies a devastatingly sharp mind which can produce something special that people will be talking about for years. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 This portrait of wannabe bohemians and intellectuals who adopt the fashions, mannerisms, and artistic practices of an earlier time has its own essential timelessness. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 In a new video, the 13-year-old royal drew an uncanny likeness to his grandmother—down to her mannerisms. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 What the audience witnesses is not a flashback, but rather the mannerisms of a person recounting an experience, the reaction of the person listening, and the distance between the two. — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannerisms
  1. tricks
  2. traits
  3. characteristics
  4. habits
  5. quirks
  6. idiosyncrasies
  7. eccentricities
  8. tics
Noun
  • Ahead, moving-industry insiders reveal their tricks of the trade to make moving so much better.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • For most of history, locksmiths and lockmakers have guarded their secrets as closely as magicians withhold their tricks.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of tricks
Noun
  • The PGCs will then be rewritten to add dodo traits, in the same way the gray wolf was edited.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Were the traits that people value – and their underlying mutations – already present in the wild?
    — Ornob Alam, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of traits
Noun
  • The challenge is to innovate without abandoning the characteristics customers recognize and appreciate.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The fighter jet integrates low-observable stealth characteristics with advanced sensors, electronic warfare capabilities, and networked information sharing.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of characteristics
Noun
  • Adding an item to the platform has been designed to fit existing digital habits.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of pulling back altogether, consumers are changing their shopping habits by trading down to lower-price brands and stores, shopping earlier and relying more on credit cards and buy now pay later plans, Eshelman said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of habits
Noun
  • Be advised, then, of the unadvertised benefits, and quirks, of in-person learning.
    — David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Kings get busy early shading in a lot of the quirks and personality of this series.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of quirks
Noun
  • With exceptional performances from the entire cast and homages to musical legends like Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson, Bioh and White present a reflection of the Black female experience in all of its dazzling idiosyncrasies, triumphs and pains.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Two new books argue that this is the wrong debate to be having, since swing voters, with all their idiosyncrasies, don’t see politics through a lens of moderates versus progressives.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of idiosyncrasies
Noun
  • Voorhees’ 19th century eccentricities stretched to the installation of beehives in the attic, but the space is now a cozy two-bedroom layout, with a living room and improved versions of the original porthole windows.
    — Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Its moribund eccentricities cannot be separated from the tenderness of its story because Rhys and co-writer and composer, Joss Holden-Rea, have taken the time to sculpt characters with interiority that feels invitational.
    — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of eccentricities
Noun
  • But Lewis said justifying camera movements through human mannerisms and tics also made the drone the episode’s poignant exhale.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike Tourette’s patients — whose initial tics are often very simple, such as blinking — some of these young people made complex movements.
    — Nebyou Belay, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tics

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“Mannerisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannerisms. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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