Manners

//ˈmæn.ɚz// name, noun

name, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
plural of manner form-of, plural
2
Etiquette. plural, plural-only
"O, how thy worth with manners may I sing, When thou art all the better part of me?"
3
social deportment wordnet
4
Good manners. plural, plural-only
"When you come to this time of abatement, / To this passing from Summer to Fall, / It is manners to issue a statement / As to what you got out of it all."

Proper Noun

1
A surname from Norman.
2
plural of Manner form-of, plural

Synonyms

act action actions activity acts address

Antonyms

behavior boorishness poor poor behavior

Example

"As these days most parents indulge their children, many children don't know what good manners are."

Etymology

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Masnières in France.

Related phrases

bad manners comedy of manners fantasy of manners forget one's manners good manners ill-mannered make one's manners manners maketh man table manners well-mannered act correctly at dinner

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