manner en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈmænə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmænɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English manere, maner, from Anglo-Norman manere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuarius (“belonging to the hand”), from manus (“hand”). Compare French manière, Italian mannaia (“ax, axe”), Portuguese maneira and maneiro (“handy, portable”), Romanian mâner (“handle”), and Spanish manera. Displaced native Old English hād (“nature, manner”).
Meanings
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Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC: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] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
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Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing.
The captain's imperturbable manner gave the crew confidence.
[S]he [Edwina, mother of Tennessee Williams] was indeed Amanda [Wingfield, character in Williams' play The Glass Menagerie] in the flesh: a doughty chatterbox from Ohio who adopted the manner of a Southern belle and eschewed both drink and sex to the greatest extent possible.
2014 November 14, Blake Bailey, “'Tennessee Williams,' by John Lahr [print version: Theatrical victory of art over life, International New York Times, 18 November 2014, p. 13]”, in The New York Times:His natural manner makes him seem like the boss.
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One's customary method of acting; habit.
These people have strange manners.
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Good, polite behaviour.
But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 6, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC: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.
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A certain degree or measure.
The fact that we have hundreds of positive, lesbian-affirming novels available today in no manner takes away from the basic high romance of The Price of Salt. The new edition is virtually the same in text as the original.
1984 December 29, Nancy Walker, “Classic Romance: Enduring Charm”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 8:It is in a manner done already.
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Sort; kind; style.
All manner of persons participate.
- Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.
Forms
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Deriveds
mannerable · all manner of · to the manner born · manner of death · bedside manner · mannered · mannerist · mannerpunk · table manners · place-manner-time · manner legs · time-manner-place · manneristic · mannerization · mannerless · mannersome · webside manner · bad manners · not by any manner of means · mannerize · mannerly · by no manner of means · manner clause · good manners · mannerism · manner of articulation · in a manner of speaking · with the manner · overmanner · in a manner · manner adverb
Descendants
Synonyms
behavior · comportment · bearing · demeanor · form · bearing · garb · mien · deportment · look · manner · abearance · likeness · aspect · air · air · haviour · fashion · hue · mien · demeanor · abear · manner · deportment · comportment · method · mien · guise · appearance · guise · style · carriage · way · conduct
Translations (149)
hy եղանակ (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · eo sintenado (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · bg обноски (good, polite behaviour) · eo maniero (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · enm manere (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · hu illem (good, polite behaviour) · fi käytös (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · izh mooto (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ro manieră (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ar أُسْلُوب (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · sq mënyrë (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · pt maneira (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · es modo (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · de Manier (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · uk спо́сіб (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · uk мане́ра (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · da måde (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ro fel (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · gd dòigh (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ht fason (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · sh ма̀нӣр (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · uk мане́ра (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · ro fel (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · gd giùlan (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · tyv арга (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · hu mód (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · nl wijze (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · wa manire (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · gd modh (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · uk ме́тод (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · gsw Fasung (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · hu valamelyes/bizonyos mérték (certain degree or measure) · fi tyyli (characteristic peculiarity of an artist) · bg стил (characteristic peculiarity of an artist) · izh viisi (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · fi tavat (standards of conduct cultured and product of mind) · hu modor (one's customary method of acting; habit) · hu modor (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · te తీరు (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · sq pothë (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · hi शैली (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · bg нрави (standards of conduct cultured and product of mind) · gd dol a-mach (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · ro stil (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · grc ἔθος (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · cmn 舉止 /举止 (one's customary method of acting; habit) · fr façon (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · enm manere (sort; kind; style) · ga slí (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · hi शैली (one's customary method of acting; habit) · ca mode (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · lb Uluecht (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ja マナー (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · es manera (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · lb Uluecht (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · fi tyyli (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · de Weise (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · izh koosi (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · nl manier (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · hu hangnem (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · hy ոճ (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · hu stílus (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · es actitud (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · nl gedrag (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · hy կերպ (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · uk стиль (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · ar طَرِيقَة (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ru мане́ра (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · mi tū (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · cmn 風度 /风度 (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · ro comportament (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · hu módszer (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ru ме́тод (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · gd cor (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · bg начин (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · cmn 方式 (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · izh tapa (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · pt modo (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · gl xeito (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · uk но́ров (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · sh mànīr (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ru спо́соб (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ja やり方 (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · enm manere (one's customary method of acting; habit) · enm manere (good, polite behaviour) · ru нрав (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · ca maneres (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · fi tapa (one's customary method of acting; habit) · fi tapa (certain degree or measure) · it maniera (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · mk на́чин (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · bg способ (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · pt jeito (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · fi tavat (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · sa मार्ग (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · es forma (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · fi tapa (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · hy ձեւ (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · te పద్ధతి (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · gd giùlan (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · es manera (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · fr mode (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · gl maneira (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ru мане́ра (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · gd modh (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ota طور (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · fr manière (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · pl maniera (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · te విధం (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · cs způsob (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ro purtare (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · hu jólneveltség (good, polite behaviour) · tpi pasin (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · cmn 派頭 /派头 (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · hu illendőség (good, polite behaviour) · fur mût (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ca manera (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · fi kohteliaisuus (good, polite behaviour) · fi muoto (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · fi -lainen (sort; kind; style) · cmn 禮貌 /礼貌 (good, polite behaviour) · et viis (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · enm manere (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ota یول (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · cmn 作派 (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · hu modor (good, polite behaviour) · grc τρόπος (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · hu etikett (good, polite behaviour) · sv sätt (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · it modo (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · la modus (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · mk мани́р (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · pl sposób (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · fi hyvä käytös (good, polite behaviour) · cs styl (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ro manieră (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · hu stílus (characteristic peculiarity of an artist) · hu viselkedés (one's customary method of acting; habit) · ko 태도 (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · wa façon (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · ro mod (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · lv veids (way of performing or effecting; method or style) · pl maniera (one's customary method of acting; habit) · hu fajta (sort; kind; style) · pl maniera (characteristic peculiarity of an artist) · pl sposób (sort; kind; style) · ro conduită (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing) · hu féle (sort; kind; style) · es modos (characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing)