Manner Definition

mănər
manners
noun
manners
A way or method in which something is done or happens; mode or fashion of procedure.
Webster's New World
A way of acting; personal, esp. customary, behavior or bearing.
A sarcastic manner.
Webster's New World
Distinguished bearing or behavior.
Webster's New World
The socially correct way of acting; etiquette.
Had trouble mastering manners in his new country.
American Heritage
Ways of social life; prevailing social conditions or customs.
A comedy of manners.
Webster's New World
idiom
in a manner of speaking
  • In a way; so to speak.
American Heritage
to the manner born
  • Accustomed to a position, custom, or lifestyle from or as if from birth.
American Heritage
all manner of
  • all or various kinds of
Webster's New World
by all manner of means
  • of course; surely
Webster's New World
by any manner of means
  • in any way; at all
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Manner

Noun

Singular:
manner
Plural:
manners

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Manner

Origin of Manner

  • Middle English manere from Old French maniere from feminine of manier handmade, skillful from Vulgar Latin manuārius convenient, handy from Latin of the hand from manus hand man-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman manere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin *manaria, from feminine of Latin manuarius (“belonging to the hand"), from manus (“hand")

    From Wiktionary

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