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manner
1[ man-er ]
noun
- a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
I don't like the manner in which he complained.
Synonyms: method
- 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.
Synonyms: deportment, demeanor
- 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 singular or plural verb) 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.
- Obsolete.
- nature; character.
- guise; fashion.
manner
2[ man-er ]
noun
manner
/ ˈmænə /
noun
- a way of doing or being
- a person's bearing and behaviour
she had a cool manner
- the style or customary way of doing or accomplishing something
sculpture in the Greek manner
- type or kind
what manner of man is this?
- mannered style, as in art; mannerism
- by all manner of meanscertainly; of course
- by no manner of meansdefinitely not
he was by no manner of means a cruel man
- in a manner of speakingin a way; so to speak
- to the manner bornnaturally fitted to a specified role or activity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of manner1
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Idioms and Phrases
- by all manner of means, by all means; certainly.
- by no manner of means, under no circumstances; by no means; certainly not:
She was by no manner of means a frivolous person.
- in a manner of speaking, in a way; as it were; so to speak:
We were, in a manner of speaking, babes in the woods.
- in a manner, so to speak; after a fashion; somewhat.
- to the manner born,
- accustomed by birth to a high position:
He was a gentleman to the manner born.
- used to a particular custom, activity, or role from birth.
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see all kinds (manner of) ; by all (manner of) means ; company manners ; in a manner of speaking ; to the manner born .Discover More
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Example Sentences
He declared that Western women are sexually promiscuous in a manner not even found in the natural world.
We know that the skies are open season for all manner of drone traffic, from missile launchers to beer droppers.
Both Edgar and Julio shared the same smile and light-hearted manner that I remembered and appreciated from years ago.
Coren, a striking blond with an authoritative manner and a deep voice, stayed with the story all night and well into the next day.
“Defendant moved his hands in a manner so as to avoid the application of handcuffs to his wrists,” the complaint says.
I called it a spinet, because it somewhat resembled that instrument, and was played upon in the same manner.
And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.
That is the only point in which one sees Liszt's sense of his own greatness; otherwise his manner is remarkably unassuming.
Columbus found the natives of San Salvador smoking after this manner.
Not only are they required to do things in a proper orderly manner, but people have to treat them with due deference.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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