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manner

man·ner

UK/ˈmænə/ US/ˈmænɚ/ common

noun

1.

how something is done or how it happens

  • “her dignified manner”
  • “his rapid manner of talking”
  • “their nomadic mode of existence”
  • “in the characteristic New York style”
  • “a lonely way of life”
  • “in an abrasive fashion”
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2.

a way of acting or behaving

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3.

a kind

  • “what manner of man are you?”

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • all manner of
  • bad manners
  • bedside manner
  • by no manner of means
  • good manners
  • in a manner
  • in a manner of speaking
  • manner adverb

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