manners (ˈmænəz
)
Definitions
plural noun
- social conduct ⇒
he has the manners of a pig
- a socially acceptable way of behaving
manner (ˈmænə)
Definitions
noun
- a way of doing or being
- a person's bearing and behaviour ⇒
she had a cool manner
- the style or customary way of doing or accomplishing something ⇒
sculpture in the Greek manner
- type or kind ⇒
what manner of man is this?
- mannered style, as in art; mannerism
- See by all manner of means
- See by no manner of means
- See in a manner of speaking
- See to the manner born
See also
mannersWord Origin
C12: via Norman French from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin manuāria (unattested) a way of handling something, noun use of Latin manuārius belonging to the hand, from manus handSynonyms
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style,
way,
fashion,
method,
means,
form,
process,
approach,
practice,
procedure,
habit,
custom,
routine,
mode,
genre,
tack,
tenor,
usage,
wont,
=
behaviour,
look,
air,
bearing,
conduct,
appearance,
aspect,
presence,
tone,
demeanour,
deportment,
mien,
comportment,
=
protocol,
ceremony,
customs,
formalities,
good form
proprieties,
the done thing,
social graces
politesse,
Quotations
"Manners are love in a cool climate"
"Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or of love, now repeated and hardened into usage"
"Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others"
"To Americans, English manners are far more frightening than none at all"
"Manners maketh man"
Translations
- British English:
manners
If someone has good manners, they are polite and observe social customs. If someone has bad manners, they are impolite and do not observe these customs.He dressed well and had impeccable manners.ˈmænəz NOUN He dressed well and had impeccable manners.
- Spanish:
modales
npl
- French:
manières
nf_pl
- German:
Manieren
npl
- Chinese: 风度 n
- Arabic: سُلُوك n
- Portuguese: boas maneiras npl
- Russian: манеры npl
- Croatian: ponašanje nnt
- Czech: chování nnt
- Danish: manerer npl
- Dutch: manieren npl
- Finnish: tavat npl
- Greek: τρόποι npl
- Italian: maniere npl
- Japanese: 行儀 n
- Korean: 관습 npl
- Norwegian: manerer npl
- Polish: maniery npl
- Brazilian Portuguese: bons modos npl
- European Spanish:
modales
npl
- Swedish: hyfs nnt
- Thai: มรรยาท npl
- Turkish: görgü npl
- Vietnamese: cách cư xử npl
Usage examples
I would never want you to suck up to him, but good manners never hurt.
, The Ambassador's Women (1986)PMO officials preferred a `no comment' on whether or not the prime minister took a serious view of his minister's airport manners.
Outlook India (2004)On this tropical island with European manners first discovered by Christopher Columbus, life is not hurried.
Ottawa Sun (2003)Here was a comedy of manners which was not remote from that of Jane Austen.
Glasgow Herald (2001)His person, she noticed, was very good, his air and manners distinguished.
, COURTESANS (2003)