mannerist
noun
mannerist is spelled M-A-N-N-E-R-I-S-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mannerist means “Someone especially interested in personal manners” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mannerist is mannerists.
How many letters and syllables are in mannerist?
| Letters | 9: M-A-N-N-E-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mannerist?
Mannerist appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mannerist?
Mannerist has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mannerist
- mannerists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mannerist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone especially interested in personal manners.
- 2
One who has many idiosyncratic mannerisms.
- 3
A proponent of mannerism in literature or art.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Mannerism.
noun
- 1
An artist who works in the style of Mannerism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mannerist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to Mannerism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | maneirista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mannerist come from?
From manner + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).