Synonyms for genre
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : zhahn-ruh; French zhahn-ruh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʒɑn rə; French ˈʒɑ̃ rə |
Top 10 synonyms for genre Other synonyms for the word genre
Définition of genre
Origin :- 1770, as a French word in English (nativized from c.1840), from French genre "kind, sort, style" (see gender). Used especially in French for "independent style." Of painting, "depicting scenes of ordinary life" (as compared to "landscape," "historical," etc.) from 1849.
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- Erasmus made no further ventures in the genre of the Praise of Folly.
- Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
- His genre differs from Dutch or French not in kind but in degree.
- Extract from : « The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance » by Bernhard Berenson
- It might be compared to the vaudeville in opera or to the genre picture in art.
- Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
- Yet, when properly played, it is one of the most effective of his compositions in this genre.
- Extract from : « The Pianolist » by Gustav Kobb
- In this genre, if I am not misemploying that term, he remained without a peer.
- Extract from : « Brazilian Tales » by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
- This much on the general sources of beauty and ugliness will be sufficient for passing judgement on any genre of poems.
- Extract from : « An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams » by Pierre Nicole
- She was the highest in her genre; let the world decide which genre is the highest.
- Extract from : « Famous Women: George Sand » by Bertha Thomas
- Fountains were adorned also with genre groups and animal forms.
- Extract from : « Pompeii, Its Life and Art » by August Mau
- And her success as an artist in this genre has been undoubtedly wonderful.
- Extract from : « Armorel of Lyonesse » by Walter Besant
- I could hardly have believed that any English painter was capable of work in this genre.'
- Extract from : « Armorel of Lyonesse » by Walter Besant
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