Mannerliness
//ˈmænəɹlinəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 politeness, good manners uncountable
"1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd ... occasionally showed some earnestness, which consisted half of genuine feeling, and half of mannerliness superadded by way of duty."
Example
More examples"1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd ... occasionally showed some earnestness, which consisted half of genuine feeling, and half of mannerliness superadded by way of duty."
Etymology
From Middle English manerlynes; equivalent to mannerly + -ness.
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