manners

man·ner  (mnr)

n.

1. A way of doing something or the way in which a thing is done or happens. See Synonyms at method.

2. A way of acting; bearing or behavior.

3. manners

a. The socially correct way of acting; etiquette.

b. The prevailing customs, social conduct, and norms of a specific society, period, or group, especially as the subject of a literary work.

4. Practice, style, execution, or method in the arts: This fresco is typical of the painter's early manner.

5.

a. Kind; sort: What manner of person is she?

b. Kinds; sorts: saw all manner of people at the mall.

Idioms:

in a manner of speaking

In a way; so to speak.

to the manner born

Accustomed to a position, custom, or lifestyle from or as if from birth.

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[Middle English manere, from Old French maniere, from feminine of manier, handmade, skillful, from Vulgar Latin *manurius, convenient, handy, from Latin, of the hand, from manus, hand; see man-² in Indo-European roots.]

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manners

Noun, pl

1. a person's social conduct viewed in the light of whether it is regarded as polite or acceptable or not: his manners leave something to be desired, shockingly bad manners

2. a socially acceptable way of behaving: it's not manners to point

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

manners - social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig" demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one