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单词 mannerliness
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mannerlinessn.

Brit. /ˈmanəlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmænərlinᵻs/
Forms: late Middle English manerlynes, 1600s mannerlinesse, 1600s– mannerliness.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mannerly adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < mannerly adj. + -ness suffix.
The quality of being mannerly; politeness, courteousness.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour
mannersa1425
mannerlinessa1500
behavioura1601
etiquette1757
company manners1798
party manners1873
a1500 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 373 (MED) Kepe manerlynes, kepe ryȝtewysnes.
1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes ii. 1657 They eate all greedily and in haste, holding it mannerlinesse not to be long in eating.
a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 34 Out of a piece of mannerliness and respect to God.
1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World III. i. 27 When I am at a Feast, the perplexity of Mannerliness will not let me feed.
1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. ix. 120 Earnestness, which consisted half of genuine feeling, and half of..mannerliness.
1970 W. Berry Hidden Wound v There was always a reserve about her, an almost haughty mannerliness that gave a peculiar sense of occasion to these visits.
1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 185 But his natural Christian mannerliness spared me any details that might have made me jealous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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