Genre Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Genre

Learn about the word Genre to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Genre definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Genre

Genre Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Genre? [n] a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique [n] a kind of literary or artistic work [n] an expressive style of music [n] a style of expressing yourself in writing Synonyms \| Synonyms for Genre: literary genre \| music genre \| musical genre \| musical style \| writing style Related Terms \| Find terms related to Genre: aesthetic form \| archetype \| art form \| blood \| brand \| breed \| build \| cast \| category \| character \| clan \| class \| color \| configuration \| conformation \| cut \| denomination \| description \| designation \| fashion \| feather \| figuration \| figure \| form \| format \| formation \| frame \| genus \| grain \| ilk \| impression \| inner form \| kidney \| kin \| kind \| label \| layout \| line \| lines \| lot \| make \| makeup \| manner \| mark \| matrix \| modality \| mode \| model \| mold \| movement \| nature \| number \| pattern \| pencil \| persuasion \| phylum \| Platonic form \| Platonic idea \| prototype \| race \| school \| set \| shape \| significant form \| sort \| species \| stamp \| strain \| stripe \| structure \| style \| the grand style \| the like of \| the likes of \| tribe \| turn \| type \| variety See Also \| abstract art \| abstractionism \| African-American music \| art \| black music \| chinoiserie \| church music \| classical music \| drama \| expressive style \| fine art \| folk art \| form \| form \| genre painting \| kind \| landscape \| landscape painting \| magic realism \| march \| marching music \| modernism \| music \| poesy \| poetry \| pointilism \| popular music \| popular music genre \| postmodernism \| primitivism \| prose \| religious music \| serious music \| sort \| style \| synthetism \| variety \| verse Genre In Webster's Dictionary \Genre\ (zh[aum]N"r'), n. [F. See {Gender}.] (Fine Arts) A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners. \Gen"re\, n. Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature. French drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the great French genre of the fabliau was hardly born. --Saintsbury. A particular demand . . . that we shall pay special attention to the matter of genres -- that is, to the different forms or categories of literature. --W. P. Trent.

Genre Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Genre?

[n] a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
[n] a kind of literary or artistic work
[n] an expressive style of music
[n] a style of expressing yourself in writing

Genre In Webster's Dictionary

\Genre\ (zh[aum]N"r'), n. [F. See {Gender}.] (Fine Arts)
A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which
illustrates everyday life and manners.


\Gen"re\, n.
Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.

      French drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the
      great French genre of the fabliau was hardly born.
                                               --Saintsbury.

      A particular demand . . . that we shall pay special
      attention to the matter of genres -- that is, to the
      different forms or categories of literature. --W. P.
                                               Trent.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Gluteus minimus ‐ the innermost of the three…
Gaudery ‐ cheap or…
Decrement ‐ the amount by which something decreases [n] a process of becoming…
Updraft ‐ a strong upward…
Snow orchid ‐ waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes…
Gaseousness ‐ having the…
Triplochiton ‐ small genus of tropical African trees with…
Greek partridge ‐ of mountainous areas of…
Perodicticus potto ‐ a…
Snafu ‐ an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: Situation…