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    man·ner
    [ˈmanər]
    noun
    manner (noun) · manners (plural noun)
    1. a way in which a thing is done or happens:
      "taking notes in an unobtrusive manner"
      • a style in literature or art:
        "a dramatic poem in the manner of Goethe"
      • grammar
        a semantic category of adverbs and adverbials that answer the question “how?”:
        "an adverb of manner"
      • archaic
        (manner of)
        a kind or sort:
        "what manner of man is he?"
    2. a person's outward bearing or way of behaving toward others:
      "his arrogance and pompous manner" · "a shy and diffident manner"
    3. (manners)
      polite or well-bred social behavior:
      "didn't your mother teach you any manners?"
      • social behavior or habits:
        "Tim apologized for his son's bad manners"
      • the way a motor vehicle handles or performs:
        "I have no complaints about the performance or road manners"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French maniere, based on Latin manuarius ‘of the hand’, from manus ‘hand’.
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    noun
    1. a way in which a thing is done or happens:
      way
      fashion
      mode
      means
      method
      system
      style
      approach
      technique
      procedure
      process
      methodology
      modus operandi
      form
      routine
      practice
    2. a person's outward bearing or way of behaving toward others:
      demeanor
      air
      aspect
      attitude
      appearance
      look
      bearing
      cast
      deportment
      behavior
      conduct
      comportment
      mien
    3. polite or well-bred social behavior:
      etiquette
      good form
      protocol
      politeness
      decorum
      propriety
      gentility
      civility
      formalities
      niceties
      breeding
      politesse
      convenances
      rudeness
      discourtesy
      discourteousness
      impoliteness
      incivility
      unmannerliness
      boorishness
      uncouthness
      vulgarity
      customs
      habits
      ways
      practices
      conventions
      usages
      correct behavior
      social graces
      Ps and Qs
      the done thing
      ungentlemanly behavior
      unladylike behavior
      lack of social grace
      lack of refinement
      Opposite:
      rudeness
      bad behavior
     
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    Someone's manner is the way in which they behave and talk when they are with other people, for example whether they are polite, confident, or bad-tempered. His manner was self-assured and brusque. Her manner offstage, like her manner …

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