Meaning of manner in English

manner

noun

/ˈmæn.ər/ us

/ˈmæn.ɚ/

manner noun (WAY)

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B2 [ S ]

the way in which something is done:

She stared at me in an accusing manner.

He was elected in the normal manner.

It was the manner of her death that stuck in the public's mind.

in the manner of something

in the style of something:

Her latest film is a suspense thriller very much in the manner of Hitchcock.

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He tackled the problem in a typically haphazard manner.
He gets on with things in his own peculiar manner.
They noted that special manner of walking which was peculiar to her alone.
Sir William had the ability to conduct proceedings in a dignified manner without ever becoming stuffy.
I tried all manner of different approaches - I wheedled, threatened, demanded, cajoled.

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Ways of achieving things

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manner noun (BEHAVIOUR)

B2 [ S ]

the usual way in which you behave towards other people, or the way you behave on a particular occasion:

She has a somewhat cold, unfriendly manner.

As soon as he realized that we weren't going to buy anything, his whole manner changed.

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someone's behaviour

behaviourUK Your behaviour today was unacceptable.
conductHe was dismissed for inappropriate conduct.
comportmentThis scandal raises new questions about the president's comportment.
demeanourUK He has a calm demeanour, even under pressure.
mannerHis manner can be condescending.
waysGrandma had some funny ways.

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His manner was civil, though not particularly friendly.
It was the coldness of her manner that struck me.
His manner reeks of affectation.
Then there was his manner, a curious compound of humour and severity.
He's got a rather aggressive, confrontational manner.

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Behaving, interacting and behaviour

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manner noun (POLITE BEHAVIOUR)

manners B2 [ plural ]

polite ways of treating other people and behaving in public:

He needs to be taught some manners.

manner noun (TYPE)

[ U ] formal

a type:

Very little is known about the new candidate - what manner of man is he?

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Idioms

all manner of something
as (if) to the manner born
in a manner of speaking
mind/watch your manners
not by any manner of means

(Definition of manner from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

manner | American Dictionary

manner

noun [ U ]

/ˈmæn·ər/

manner noun [U] (WAY)

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the way in which something is done:

Please exit the building in an orderly manner.

manner noun [U] (BEHAVIOR)

the usual way in which you behave toward other people, or the way you behave on a particular occasion:

His manner was formal, though friendly.

She had a warm smile and an engaging manner.

Idiom

in a manner of speaking

(Definition of manner from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of manner

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Collectively, these results reveal personality to be comparable to demographics and to fundamental political predispositions in two important manners.

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By enacting the subservient role with the required deferential manners they could to an extent assert their interests.

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More than an indication of age, it carries a positive appreciation of the person : his\her wisdom, kindness, refined manners and political importance.

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Their manners and habits differ as much as their climates and productions; and their sentiments are by no means coincident.

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The newspaper had the power to reform public morality, manners and customs, and like a mirror, enabled people to see themselves more clearly.

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She simply adopts for herself the manners of the most characteristic form of astrological communication, namely the pamphlet war.

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One's attention may be caught by a musician's appearance or odd manners, by narrative sequences of images projected along with the music, and the like.

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He found the grandchildren too noisy, and told me time and again that they didn't have good manners.

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The manners and habits of patronage, therefore, were embedded in the manners and habits of society.

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Here blasphemy becomes the development and reformation of manners which occurs at the behest of secular authorities and processes of middling sort class formation.

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I argue - if a community is adjudged desirable by its composition, it should be allowed to express its creativity in various manners, including fragmentation.

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Thirdly, for more natural operation process, we apply multi man-virtual robot interactive manners, including voice control.

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The gathering and analysis of the data were constrained in two important manners.

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The volume contains nine essays, by nine different authors, organized under five headings : family, consumers, manners and rituals, senses, and sexuality.

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The hierarchy of power is evident not only in dress codes and manners of the inhabitants, but in the very spaces permitted to them.

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