'Gongorism' definitions:
Definition of 'Gongorism'
(from WordNet)
noun
An affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora
Definition of 'Gongorism'
From: GCIDE
- Gongorism \Gon"go*rism\, n. An affected elegance or euphuism of style, for which the Spanish poet Gongora y Argote (1561-1627), among others of his time, was noted.
- Gongorism, that curious disease of euphuism, that broke out simultaneously in Italy, England, and Spain. --The Critic.
- The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism, Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the H[^o]tel Rambouillet. --J. A. Symonds. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'Gongorism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affectation,
- affectedness,
- artfulness,
- artifice,
- artificiality,
- euphemism,
- euphuism,
- hyperelegance,
- manneredness,
- mannerism,
- overelaboration,
- overelegance,
- overniceness,
- overrefinement,
- preciosity,
- preciousness,
- pretentiousness,
- purism,
- unnaturalness