| gongorism | (n) an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora |
| Gongorism | n. An affected elegance or euphuism of style, for which the Spanish poet Gongorism, that curious disease of euphuism, that broke out simultaneously in Italy, England, and Spain. The Critic. The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism, Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the Hôtel Rambouillet. J. A. Symonds. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |