Antonyms for mannered

Grammar : Adj

Spell : man-erd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn ərd

Definition of mannered

Origin : mid-15c., "having manners" of one kind or another, from manner. Later, especially, "well-mannered." Cf. mannerable "well-mannered" (late 15c.).

adj affected, put-on

Example sentences :

You forget the mannered pose of the hands and arms, to admire their curves and dimples.
Extract from : « Greuze » by Alys Eyre Macklin

This was in 1589 when German art was already becoming decadent and mannered.
Extract from : « The Story of Nuremberg » by Cecil Headlam

The school is now decadent; its productions feeble and mannered.
Extract from : « Venice and its Story » by Thomas Okey

His works were very successful, though in the mannered taste of his time.
Extract from : « The Standard Galleries - Holland » by Esther Singleton

Then he remembered himself and became polite, even 'mannered.' '
Extract from : « Ten Years Near the German Frontier » by Maurice Francis Egan

A Norwegian gentleman will have good manners, but he is never 'mannered.'
Extract from : « Ten Years Near the German Frontier » by Maurice Francis Egan

We can regard him now more justly, as one who in slender work sought for elegance, and fell into a mannered prettiness.
Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden

Her aunt's chief concern about her was that she should be frocked and mannered as became her position.
Extract from : « The Man From Glengarry » by Ralph Connor

A mannered style was so common in artists of that age, that few were exempt from it.
Extract from : « The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 2 (of 6) » by Luigi Antonio Lanzi

He is a technician of ability, mannered in composition and subject, and somewhat perfunctory in execution.
Extract from : « A Text-Book of the History of Painting » by John C. Van Dyke

Synonyms for mannered

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