What does "gongorism" mean?

A florid literary style with many puns etc.

Gongorism

Common synonyms include: affectation, affectedness, artfulness, artifice, artificiality, euphemism.

noun

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Noun

1
A florid literary style with many puns etc. countable, uncountable
"J. A. Symonds The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism, Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the Hôtel Rambouillet."
2
an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora wordnet

"J. A. Symonds The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism, Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the Hôtel Rambouillet."

From Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet, + -ism.