manners
/ˈmæn.ɚz/
manners is the plural of manner.
manners is the third-person singular simple present indicative of manner.
Noun
manners pl (plural only)
- Etiquette.
- O, how thy worth with manners may I sing,
When thou art all the better part of me?1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 39”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
- O, how thy worth with manners may I sing,
- Good manners.
- When you come to this time of abatement, / To this passing from Summer to Fall, / It is manners to issue a statement / As to what you got out of it all.1936, Dorothy Parker, “The Little Old Lady in Lavender Silk”, in The collected poetry of Dorothy Parker, page 170
Meaning of manner
Noun
manner (plural manners)
- Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
- The treacherous manner of his mournful death.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing.
- His natural manner makes him seem like the boss.
- Synonyms:
- air, comportment, mien, abear, abearance, bearing, behavior, carriage, conduct, deportment
- One's customary method of acting; habit.
- These people have strange manners.
- Good, polite behaviour.
- Harriet was not insensible of manner; she had voluntarily noticed her father’s gentleness with admiration as well as wonder. Mr. Martin looked as if he did not know what manner was.1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 4, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC
- The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
- A certain degree or measure.
- It is in a manner done already.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Manners
Manners (plural Mannerses)
- A surname from Norman.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Manners
Manners
- plural of Manner
Forms of manners
| plural | Mannerses |
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Origin of manners
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Masnières in France.
Words formed from manners
Phrases with manners
- bedside manners
- webside manners
- manners of death
- made one's manners
- comedies of manners
- makes one's manners
- fantasies of manners
- forgot one's manners
- making one's manners
- forgets one's manners
- forgotten one's manners
- manners of articulation
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Questions about manners
- What does manners mean?
- Manners means etiquette.
- What is manners the plural of?
- Manners is the plural of manner.
- What part of speech is manners?
- Manners can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce manners?
- Manners is pronounced /ˈmæn.ɚz/ (US).
Words near manners in the dictionary
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