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man·ner (man′ər)

noun

  1. a way or method in which something is done or happens; mode or fashion of procedure
    1. a way of acting; personal, esp. customary, behavior or bearing a sarcastic manner
    2. distinguished bearing or behavior
    1. ways of social life; prevailing social conditions or customs a comedy of manners
    2. ways of social behavior; deportment, esp. with reference to polite conventions good manners, bad manners
    3. polite ways of social behavior; deportment conforming with polite conventions a child who has no manners
  4. characteristic style or method in art, music, literature, etc.
    1. kind; sort what manner of man is he?
    2. kinds; sorts all manner of things

Etymology: ME manere < OFr maniere < VL *manaria < L manuarius, of the hand < manus, a hand: see manual

manner Idioms

by all manner of means

of course; surely

by any manner of means

in any way; at all

by no manner of means

in no way; definitely not

in a manner of speaking

so to speak; in a certain sense or way

to the manner born

  1. accustomed from birth to the way or usage spoken of
  2. naturally fitted for a certain thing

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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manner Synonyms

manner

n.

  1. Personal conduct

    mien, deportment, demeanor; see bearing 2, behavior 1. See syn. study at bearing.

  2. Customary action

    use, way, practice; see custom 1, 2, habit 1.

  3. Method

    mode, fashion, style; see method 2.

by all manner of means

certainly, of course, without doubt; see surely.

by any manner of means

in any way, at all, however; see anyhow 2.

by no manner of means

in no way, not at all, definitely not; see never.

in a manner of speaking

in a way, so to speak, so to say; see rather.

to the manner born

naturally fit, suited, accustomed from birth; see able 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

manner Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • speaking: So did we, who would have preferred, in a manner of speaking, death.

Converse of object

  • relax: After just one week we had already seen 262 species in a very relaxed manner.

Adjective modifier

  • timely: Any player who does not respond in a timely manner to the match admin regarding problems will be removed from the server.

Modifies a noun

  • aforesaid: The provision shall apply to this Our Charter as amended or added to in manner aforesaid.

Noun used with modifier

  • bedside: There are none of the mysteries of surgery or deference to the bedside manner.
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manner quotes

A manner rude and wild Is common at your age.

-Belloc, (Joseph) Hilaire Pierre

Tea is like the East he grows in, A great yellow Mandarin With urbanity of manner And unconsciousness of sin.

-Chesterton, G(ilbert) K(eith)

Detection is, orought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner.You have attempted to tinge it with romanticism, which produces much the same effect as if you worked a love- story oran elopement into the fifth proposition of Euclid.

-Doyle, SirArthur Conan

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