1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Genre

Definition of Genre in English :

Define Genre in English

Genre meaning in English

Meaning of Genre in English

Pronunciation of Genre in English

Genre pronunciation in English

Pronounce Genre in English

Genre

see synonyms of genre

Noun

1. genre

a kind of literary or artistic work

2. genre, literary genre, writing style

a style of expressing yourself in writing

3. genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style

an expressive style of music

4. genre

a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Genre

see synonyms of genre
noun
1. 
a. 
kind, category, or sort, esp of literary or artistic work
b. 
(as modifier)
genre fiction
2. 
a. 
a category of painting in which domestic scenes or incidents from everyday life are depicted
b. 
as modifier
genre painting

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Genre

see synonyms of genre
noun
1. 
a kind, or type, as of works of literature, art, etc.
2. 
genre painting
adjective
3. 
designating or of a type of book, film, etc. which is distinguished by subject, theme, or style, as science fiction, mystery, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Genre

see synonyms of genre
n.
1.
a. A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content: "his six String Quartets ... the most important works in the genre since Beethoven's" (Time).
b. A realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life.
2. A type or class: "Emaciated famine victims ... on television focused a new genre of attention on the continent" (Helen Kitchen).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

dauphin

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches