genre

Plural: genres

Noun

• A category of artistic composition characterized by style or form.
• a kind of literary or artistic work
• a style of expressing yourself in writing
• an expressive style of music
• a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
• A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

Verb

• To assign or conform to a genre, to make genre-specific.

Examples

• Her favorite GENRE of Scrabble words involved high-scoring short words like ’QI’ and ’ZA’.
• The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre.
• The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.
• This film is a cross-genre piece, dark and funny at the same time.

Synonyms

literary genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style, writing style, class, kind, type

Related Words

gender, general, generate, genus