- 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.
- 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.
- by all means; certainly.
- under no circumstances; by no means; certainly not: She was by no manner of means a frivolous person.
- so to speak; after a fashion; somewhat.
- 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.
- used to a particular custom, activity, or role from birth.
- 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
- certainly; of course
- definitely not
- in a way; so to speak
- naturally fitted to a specified role or activity
