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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024man•ner1 /ˈmænɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a way of doing, being done, or happening:In what manner were you notified?
- manners, [plural]
- the ways of living of a people, class, or period:Victorian manners.
- ways of behaving with reference to polite standards:She has such good manners.
- a person's outward appearance when doing or behaving:a charming manner.
- a characteristic or customary style;
fashion:built in the 19th-century manner. - kind;
sort:[singular* but used with a singular or plural verb]What manner of man is he? All manner of things were happening.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024man•ner1 (man′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a way of doing, being done, or happening;
mode of action, occurrence, etc.:I don't like the manner in which he complained. - manners:
- the prevailing customs, ways of living, and habits of a people, class, period, etc.;
mores:The novels of Jane Austen are concerned with the manners of her time. - ways of behaving with reference to polite standards;
social comportment:That child has good manners.
- a person's outward bearing;
way of speaking to and treating others:She has a charming manner. - characteristic or customary way of doing, making, saying, etc.:houses built in the 19th-century manner.
- air of distinction:That old gentleman had quite a manner.
- (used with a sing. or pl. v.) kind;
sort:What manner of man is he? All manner of things were happening. - characteristic style in art, literature, or the like:verses in the manner of Spenser.
- [Obs.]
- nature;
character. - guise;
fashion.
- Idiomsby all manner of means, by all means;
certainly. - Idiomsby no manner of means, under no circumstances;
by no means;
certainly not:She was by no manner of means a frivolous person. - Idiomsin a manner, so to speak;
after a fashion;
somewhat. - Idiomsin a manner of speaking, in a way;
as it were;
so to speak:We were, in a manner of speaking, babes in the woods. - to the manner born:
- accustomed by birth to a high position:He was a gentleman to the manner born.
- Idiomsused to a particular custom, activity, or role from birth.
- Anglo-French; Old French maniere Vulgar Latin *manuāria, noun, nominal use of feminine of manuārius handy, convenient (Latin: of, pertaining to the hand). See manus, -er2
- Middle English manere 1125–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged method.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged demeanor, deportment. Manner, air, bearing all refer to one's outward aspect or behavior. Manner applies to a distinctive mode of behavior, or social attitude toward others, etc.:a gracious manner.Air applies to outward appearance insofar as this is distinctive or indicative:an air of martyrdom.Airs imply affectation:to put on airs.Bearing applies esp. to carriage:a noble bearing.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mode, fashion, style; habit, custom.
man•ner2 (man′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Old Eng. Law.]- Lawmainour.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: manner /ˈmænə/ n - a way of doing or being
- a person's bearing and behaviour
- the style or customary way of doing or accomplishing something
- type or kind
- mannered style, as in art; mannerism
- in a manner of speaking ⇒ in a way; so to speak
- to the manner born ⇒ naturally fitted to a specified role or activity
See also mannersEtymology: 12th Century: 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 |