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Added 4 October 2026

manner

/ˈmænə/ noun

In Latin: modus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about manner at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing.
His natural manner makes him seem like the boss.
One's customary method of acting; habit.
These people have strange manners.

verb

To instill manners into.

noun

Something involving or requiring the specified number of men or people.

Origin

From Middle English manere, maner, from Anglo-Norman manere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuarius (“belonging to the hand”), from manus (“hand”). Compare French manière, Italian mannaia (“ax, axe”), Portuguese maneira and maneiro (“handy, portable”), Romanian mâner (“handle”), and Spanish manera. Displaced native Old English hād (“nature, manner”).

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