genre

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

   The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.

2. 2
   verb

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

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:genre.

3. 3
   noun

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

4. 4
   noun

   a kind of literary or artistic work

5. 5
   noun

   an expressive style of music

6. 6
   noun

   a style of expressing yourself in writing

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French genre, from Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Doublet of gender and genus.