Manner
Word | MANNER |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | man ner |
Pronunciations | /ˈmænə/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Manner"
What do we mean by manner?
A way of doing something or the way in which a thing is done or happens: synonym: method. noun
A way of acting; bearing or behavior. noun
The socially correct way of acting; etiquette. noun
The prevailing customs, social conduct, and norms of a specific society, period, or group, especially as the subject of a literary work. noun
Practice, style, execution, or method in the arts. noun
Kind; sort. noun
Kinds; sorts. noun
(in a manner of speaking) In a way; so to speak. idiom
(to the manner born) Accustomed to a position, custom, or lifestyle from or as if from birth. idiom
An obsolete form of manor. noun
Another form of mainor. noun
The way in which an action is performed; method of doing anything; mode of proceeding in any case or situation; mode; way; method. noun
Habitual practice; customary mode of acting or proceeding with respect to anything; characteristic way or style, as in art or literature; distinctive method; habit; style: as, one's manner of life; the manner of Titian, or of Dickens. noun
Personal bearing or behavior; customary conduct; characteristic way of acting; wonted deportment or demeanor: most commonly in the plural: as, his manner was abrupt; good or bad manners; reformation of manners in a community. noun
Specifically plural Good behavior; polite deportment; habitual practice of civility; commendable habits of conduct: as, have you no manners? noun
The way in which anything is made or constituted; mode of being or formation; fashion; character; sort; kind: often used with all in a plural sense, equivalent to sorts or kinds: as, all manner of baked meats. noun
The word in this sense is frequently used in old English without of following, in a quasi-adjective use, like kind of in modern English: as, manner folk, kind of people; manner crime, kind of crime, etc. noun
Manner here is sometimes understood as manor (which was formerly also spelled manner), and is often changed to manor in the quotation to make the phrase applicable to locality. Synonyms Manner, Mode, Method, Way. Manner is the least precise of these words, standing for sort or kind, custom, mode, method, or the like. Mode may mean a fashion, or a form or sort, as a mode of existence, or a single act or an established way, as a mode of disposing of refuse. Method implies a succession of acts tending to an end, as a method of slaughtering an ox or of solving a problem. Way is a very general word, in large popular use for each of the others, as a man's way of building a dam (method), of holding a pen (mode), of staring at strangers (manner). noun
Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything
Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing
One's customary method of acting; habit.
Good, polite behaviour
The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
A certain degree or measure.
Sort; kind; style.
Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.
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