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GENRE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GENRE?

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Genre as a Noun
Definitions of "Genre" as a noun
Synonyms of "Genre" as a noun (16 Words)
Usage Examples of "Genre" as a noun
Associations of "Genre" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Genre” are: writing style, music genre, musical genre, musical style, category, class, classification, categorization, group, grouping, bracket, head, heading, list, listing, set

Genre as a Noun

Definitions of "Genre" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “genre” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A style of expressing yourself in writing.
Denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists.
A style or category of art, music, or literature.
An expressive style of music.
A class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique.
A kind of literary or artistic work.

Synonyms of "Genre" as a noun (16 Words)

bracket	A category falling within certain defined limits. Those in a high income bracket.
categorization	The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type. Categorization by topic.
category	A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics. The various categories of research.
class	All of the college or school students of a particular year. The ruling class.
classification	The arrangement of animals and plants in taxonomic groups according to their observed similarities (including at least kingdom and phylum in animals, division in plants, and class, order, family, genus, and species. New classifications for drivers of commercial vehicles.
group	A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together. I ve always been a fan of the guitarists in the group.
grouping	Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. The grouping* of pupils by overall aptitude.*
head	Usually plural the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person s head. Whatever comes into my head.
heading	A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about. Chapter headings.
list	A formal structure analogous to a list by which items of data can be stored or processed in a definite order. The ship developed a list* to starboard.*
listing	The act of making a list of items.
music genre	An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
musical genre	A play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing.
musical style	A play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing.
set	Being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way. They played two sets of tennis after dinner.
writing style	The collected work of an author.

Usage Examples of "Genre" as a noun

Genre scenes.
The spy thriller is a very masculine genre.
The science fiction genre.

Associations of "Genre" (30 Words)

album	A collection of recordings issued as a single item on CD, record, or another medium. His debut album* was very much influenced by the jazz sound.*
ballet	A group of dancers who regularly perform ballets. The Bolshoi Ballet.
ballroom	Ballroom dancing. The number of people learning ballroom* has doubled in the last two years.*
bolero	A piece of music for or in the time of a bolero.
cadence	A sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase. The dry cadences of the essay.
choreograph	Compose the sequence of steps and moves for (a ballet or other performance of dance. The committee choreographs the movement of troops.
choreography	A notation used by choreographers. As well as dancing she did a great deal of choreography.
classical	Relating to or based upon concepts and theories which preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics; Newtonian. Classical ballet.
dance	Perform a particular dance or a role in a ballet. Their cheeks were pressed together as they danced.
dancer	A person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball. She thought he would become a ballet dancer.
dancing	The activity of dancing for pleasure or in order to entertain others. There will be folk music singing and dancing.
disco	Attend or dance at a disco. The Bee Gees disco* classic Staying Alive.*
eurhythmics	A system of rhythmical physical movements to music used to teach musical understanding (especially in Steiner schools) or for therapeutic purposes, evolved by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze.
hop	A hopping movement. Over the years he hopped from one department to another.
jig	Equip a factory or workshop with a jig or jigs. He stood up and jigged in the cockpit.
kachina	A small carved figure representing a kachina.
lied	A type of German song, especially of the romantic period, typically for solo voice with piano accompaniment.
mazurka	Music composed for dancing the mazurka.
medley	Make a medley of intermix. A medley* range of vague and variable impressions.*
melody	The principal part in harmonized music. He picked out an intricate melody* on his guitar.*
music	The score or scores of a musical composition or compositions. He fell asleep to the music* of the wind chimes.*
opera	Operas as a genre of classical music. It was the best performance of the opera* he had ever heard.*
polka	Music performed for dancing the polka. A local oompah band played waltzes and polkas.
pop	Heat popcorn or another foodstuff until it bursts open. I wouldn t ever sell it I popped it.
quadrille	A piece of music for a quadrille. A 32 horse quadrille.
rhythm	A particular pattern formed by musical rhythm. They ve got no rhythm.
song	A musical composition suggestive of a song. The song* of the wind.*
suspense	The temporary cessation or suspension of something. A tale of mystery and suspense.
techno	A style of fast, heavy electronic dance music, typically with few or no vocals.
tonality	The character of a piece of music as determined by the key in which it is played or the relations between the notes of a scale or key. The five canvases are predominantly blue in tonality.