mannernoun
uk/ˈmæn.ər/us/ˈmæn.ɚ/manner noun (WAY)
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 sth
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
- a means to an end idiom
- actively
- another
- avenue
- basis
- channel
- fair
- jump
- mean
- medium
- modality
- modus operandi
- one way or another idiom
- one-handed
- open sesame
- resort
- shortcut
- vein
- whereby
- workings
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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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- 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
- -behaved
- as ye sow, so shall ye reap idiom
- attachment disorder
- attitude
- bearing
- bedside manner
- behave
- carry on
- interact
- ism
- mannered
- mannerism
- meme
- model
- model yourself on sb
- sauce
- turn
- way
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself
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manner noun (POLITE BEHAVIOUR)
manners B2 [ plural ]
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- She chided him for his bad manners.
- It is considered bad manners in some cultures to speak with your mouth full of food.
- The importance of good manners was drummed into us at an early age.
- His parents used to lecture him on his table manners.
- He was always punctilious in his manners.
polite ways of treating other people and behaving in public:
He needs to be taught some manners.
It's bad manners to eat with your mouth open.
It's considered good manners in some societies to leave a little food on your plate.
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Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- ceremonial
- ceremonious
- ceremony
- decency
- formal
- formally
- genteel
- gentility
- grace
- ground rules
- impropriety
- propriety
- pukka
- refinement
- solemnity
- stand on ceremony idiom
- stiff
- stiffly
- valediction
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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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Categories and varieties
- animal
- brand
- breed
- category
- classification
- food group
- form
- hue
- ilk
- incarnation
- kind
- matter
- mould
- order
- run
- style
- take
- type
- variety
- version
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Idiom(s)
all manner of sth
as (if) to the manner born
in a manner of speaking
mind/watch your manners
not by any manner of means