MANNER
Dictionary entry overview: What does manner mean?
• MANNER (noun)
The noun MANNER has 3 senses:
1. how something is done or how it happens
2. a way of acting or behaving
3. a kind
Familiarity information: MANNER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MANNER (noun)
Meaning:
How something is done or how it happens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
fashion; manner; mode; way; style
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("manner" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manner"):
signature; touch (a distinguishing style)
setup (the way something is organized or arranged)
life style; life-style; lifestyle; modus vivendi (a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes)
form (a particular mode in which something is manifested)
fit (the manner in which something fits)
drape (the manner in which fabric hangs or falls)
artistic style; idiom (the style of a particular artist or school or movement)
wise (a way of doing or being)
Meaning:
A way of acting or behaving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
personal manner; manner
Hypernyms ("manner" is a kind of...):
behavior; behaviour; conduct; demeanor; demeanour; deportment ((behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manner"):
bearing; comportment; mien; presence (dignified manner or conduct)
discourtesy; rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)
courtesy; good manners (a courteous manner)
informality (a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously)
formality; formalness (a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies)
gentleness; mildness; softness (acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered)
dandyism; foppishness (the manner and dress of a fop or dandy)
bedside manner (manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient)
Meaning:
A kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
what manner of man are you?
Hypernyms ("manner" is a kind of...):
form; kind; sort; variety (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
