manner

way of doing something; behavior

Not to be confused with:

manor – a landed estate; mansion

man·ner

(măn′ər)

1. A way of doing something or the way in which a thing is done or happens: prepared for the trip in a very organized manner. See Synonyms at method.

2. A way of acting; bearing or behavior: He is known for his reserved manner.

3. manners

a. The socially correct way of acting; etiquette: had trouble mastering manners in his new country.

b. The prevailing customs, social conduct, and norms of a specific society, period, or group, especially as the subject of a literary work: a novel of 18th-century manners.

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

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.

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

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manner

(ˈmænə)

1. a way of doing or being

2. a person's bearing and behaviour: she had a cool manner.

3. the style or customary way of doing or accomplishing something: sculpture in the Greek manner.

4. type or kind: what manner of man is this?.

5. (Art Terms) mannered style, as in art; mannerism

6. by all manner of means certainly; of course

7. by no manner of means definitely not: he was by no manner of means a cruel man.

8. in a manner of speaking in a way; so to speak

9. to the manner born naturally fitted to a specified role or activity

[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 hand]

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man•ner

(ˈmæn ər)

n.

1. a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.: In what manner where you notified?

2. manners,

a. the prevailing customs; ways of living of a people, class, or period: Victorian manners.

b. ways of behaving with reference to polite standards: good manners.

3. a person's outward bearing: a charming manner.

4. characteristic or customary way of doing or making; fashion: built in the 19th-century manner.

5. an air of distinction.

6. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) kind; sort: What manner of man is he? All manner of things were happening.

7. characteristic style in art or literature: verses in the manner of Spenser.

Idioms:

to the manner born, accustomed by birth to a high position: a gentleman to the manner born.

[1125–75; < Anglo-French; Old French maniere, from manier skilled, (earlier) worked by hand < Latin manuārius, derivative of manu(s) hand]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	manner - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" fashion, mode, style, way property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" artistic style, idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" drape - the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" fit - the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat" form - a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" life style, lifestyle, life-style, modus vivendi - a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes setup - the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" signature, touch - a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch" wise - a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise" response - the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
	2.	manner - a way of acting or behaving personal manner demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people comportment, mien, bearing, presence - dignified manner or conduct bedside manner - manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient dandyism, foppishness - the manner and dress of a fop or dandy gentleness, mildness, softness - acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough" formalness, formality - a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention" informality - a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously good manners, courtesy - a courteous manner rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting
	3.	manner - a kind; "what manner of man are you?" kind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

manner

noun

1. style, way, fashion, method, means, form, process, approach, practice, procedure, habit, custom, routine, mode, genre, tack, tenor, usage, wont The manner in which young children are spoken to depends on who is present.

2. behaviour, look, air, bearing, conduct, appearance, aspect, presence, tone, demeanour, deportment, mien (literary), comportment His manner was self-assured and brusque.

3. type, form, sort, kind, nature, variety, brand, breed, category What manner of place is this?

plural noun

1. conduct, bearing, behaviour, breeding, carriage, demeanour, deportment, comportment He dressed well and had impeccable manners.

2. politeness, courtesy, etiquette, refinement, polish, decorum, p's and q's That should teach you some manners.

3. protocol, ceremony, customs, formalities, good form, proprieties, the done thing, social graces, politesse the morals and manners of a society

Quotations
"Manners are love in a cool climate" [Quentin Crisp Manners From Heaven]
"Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or of love, now repeated and hardened into usage" [Ralph Waldo Emerson The Conduct of Life]
"Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others" [Ralph Waldo Emerson The Conduct of Life]

Proverbs
"Manners maketh man"

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manner

noun

1. The approach used to do something:

fashion, method, mode, modus operandi, style, system, way, wise.

2. Behavior through which one reveals one's personality:

address, air, bearing, demeanor, mien, presence, style.

Archaic: port.

3. A habitual way of behaving:

consuetude, custom, habit, habitude, practice, praxis, usage, usance, use, way, wont.

4. Socially correct behavior.Used in plural:

decorum, etiquette, good form, mores, propriety (also used in plural), p's and q's.

5. A distinctive way of expressing oneself:

fashion, mode, style, tone, vein.

6. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:

breed, cast, description, feather, ilk, kind, lot, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety.

Informal: persuasion.

Translations

تَصَرُّفتَصَرُّفاتسُلُوكطَريقَه، أسْلوب

způsobchováníslušné způsoby

mådemanérværemådeadfærd

Art Manier Weise Art und Weise Benehmen

τρόπος

manera modo porte aire clase

tapa

manière mœurs comportement

način

módmodor

framkomaháttur, mátihegîun, mannasiîir

maniera metodo ogni sorta di cose per cos dire buone maniere

方法

방식

įpročiaimanierosmanierųtam tikra prasmetonas

manieremanierespaņēmiensstilsuzvedība

felstil

замашка манера способ

načinvedenje

sätt

ลักษณะท่าทาง

tavır terbiye biçimdavranış biçimigörgü

cách thức

举止方式礼貌

manner

[ˈmænəʳ] N

1. (= mode, way) → manera f, modo m
after or in this manner → de esta manera
after or in the manner of Van Gogh → a la manera or al estilo de Van Gogh
a princess (as) to the manner born → una princesa nata
in like manner → de la misma manera
manner of payment → modo m de pago, forma f de pago
in a manner of speaking (= so to speak) → por así decirlo, como si dijéramos; (= up to a point) → hasta cierto punto, en cierto modo
it's a manner of speaking → es sólo una manera or forma de hablar
in such a manner that → de tal manera que ...

2. (= behaviour etc) → forma f de ser, comportamiento m
I don't like his manner → no me gusta su forma de ser
there's something odd about his manner → tiene un aire algo raro
he had the manner of an old man → tenía aire de viejo

3. (= class, type) → clase f
what manner of man is he? → ¿qué clase or tipo de hombre es?
all manner of → toda clase or suerte de
by no manner of means → de ningún modo
no manner of doubt → sin ningún género de duda

4. manners

4.1. [of person] → modales mpl, educación fsing
bad manners → falta f de educación, malos modos mpl
to have bad manners → ser maleducado
it's bad manners to yawn → es de mala educación bostezar
to forget one's manners → perder la compostura
aren't you forgetting your manners? (to child) → no seas maleducado
good manners → educación f, buenos modales mpl
good manners demand that → la educación exige que ...
it's good manners to say "please" → se dice "por favor"
he's got no manners → es un maleducado
road manners → comportamiento m en la carretera
to teach sb manners → enseñar a algn a comportarse

4.2. [of society] → costumbres fpl
a novel of manners → una novela costumbrista or de costumbres
manners maketh (the) man → la conducta forma al hombre

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manner

[ˈmænə^r]

(= way) → manière f, façon f
in a ... manner
She behaves in an odd manner → Elle se comporte de façon étrange.
in a manner of speaking (= in a way) → pour ainsi dire

(= style of behaviour) → attitude f
His manner was very self-assured → Son attitude était pleine d'assurance.
He has a confident manner
BUT Il a de l'assurance.

(= kind) all manner of (= every kind of) → toutes sortes de
He knew all manner of things → Il connaissait toutes sortes de choses. manners

npl

(= politeness) → manières fpl
to have good manners → avoir de bonnes manières
it's good manners to do sth → il est de bon ton de faire qch
It's good manners to arrive on time → Il est de bon ton d'arriver à l'heure.

(= way of behaving) → savoir-vivre m
His manners are terrible → Il n'a aucun savoir-vivre.
to have bad manners → avoir de mauvaises manières
it's bad manners to do sth → ça ne se fait pas de faire qch
It's bad manners to interrupt → Ça ne se fait pas de couper la parole.

manner

(= mode) → Art f, → (Art und) Weise f; in or after this manner → auf diese Art und Weise; in or after the manner of Petrarch → im Stile Petrarcas; in the Spanish manner → im spanischen Stil; in like manner (form) → auf die gleiche Weise, ebenso; in such a manner that … → so …, dass …; a painter in the grand manner → ein Maler der alten Schule; a ball in the grand manner → ein Ball alten Stils or im alten Stil; in a manner of speaking → sozusagen, gewissermaßen; in a manner of speaking, the job’s finished → die Arbeit ist sozusagen or gewissermaßen fertig; it’s just a manner of speaking (of idiom) → das ist nur so eine Redensart; I didn’t mean to insult him, it was just a manner of speaking → das sollte keine Beleidigung sein, ich habe das nur so gesagt; as to the manner born → als sei er/sie dafür geschaffen; a horseman as to the manner born → ein geborener Reiter

(= behaviour etc) → Art f; he has a very kind manner → er hat ein sehr freundliches Wesen; his manner to his parents → sein Verhalten gegenüber seinen Eltern; I don’t like his manner → ich mag seine Art nicht; there’s something odd about his manner → er benimmt sich irgendwie komisch

manners pl (good, bad etc) → Manieren pl, → Benehmen nt, → Umgangsformen pl; road manners → Verhalten nt → im Straßenverkehr; he hasn’t got any road manners → er ist ein sehr unhöflicher or rücksichtsloser Fahrer; that’s bad manners → das or so etwas gehört sich nicht, das ist unanständig; manners! → benimm dich!; it’s bad manners to … → es gehört sich nicht or es ist unanständig, zu …; to have bad manners → schlechte Manieren haben; he has no manners → er hat keine Manieren, er kann sich nicht benehmen; have you forgotten your manners? → wo hast du denn deine Manieren gelassen?; now, don’t forget your manners! → du weißt doch, was sich gehört!; to teach somebody some manners → jdm Manieren beibringen

manners pl (of society) → Sitten (und Gebräuche) pl; a novel of manners → ein Sittenroman m; a comedy of manners → eine Sittenkomödie

(= class, type) → Art f; all manner of birds → die verschiedensten Arten von Vögeln; we saw all manner of interesting things → wir sahen allerlei Interessantes or so manches Interessante; I’ve got all manner of things to do yet → ich habe noch allerlei or tausenderlei zu tun; by no manner of means → keineswegs, in keinster Weise (inf); what manner of man is he? (liter) → was ist er für ein Mensch?

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manner

[ˈmænəʳ] n

a. (mode) → modo, maniera
in this manner → in questo modo, così
in such a manner that ... → in modo tale che + indic (actual result) or + sub (intended result)
he spoke in such a manner as to offend them → ha parlato in modo tale da offenderli or che li ha offesi
after or in the manner of X → alla maniera di X, nello stile di X
in a manner of speaking → per così dire
(as) to the manner born → come se ce l'avesse nel sangue

b. (behaviour) → comportamento; (attitude) → atteggiamento
I don't like his manner → ha un modo di fare che non mi piace

c. (good) manners → buona educazione f, buone maniere fpl
bad manners → maleducazione f
it's bad manners to talk with your mouth full → è da maleducati parlare con la bocca piena
she has no manners → non conosce le buone maniere
to teach sb manners → insegnare l'educazione a qn
a novel of manners → un romanzo di costume

d. (class, type) all manner of → ogni sorta di

manner

(ˈmӕnə) noun

1. a way in which anything is done etc. She greeted me in a friendly manner.

2. the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc. I don't like her manner.

3. (in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others. Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?

-ˈmannered

having, or showing, manners of a certain kind. a well- / bad-mannered person.

ˈmannerism noun

an odd and obvious habit in a person's behaviour, speech etc. He scratches his ear when he talks and has other mannerisms.

all manner of

all kinds of. He has all manner of problems.

in a manner of speaking

in a certain way. I suppose, in a manner of speaking, I am an engineer.

manner

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manner

n. manera, modo; hábito, costumbre;

[behavior]

bad ___ -s → malos modales.