manner
Other forms: manners
Your way of behaving or acting is your manner. Your parents might be fooled by your best friend's quiet, polite manner, but you know that she's capable of being incredibly rude — and hysterically funny.
A manner is also a style of doing something. You may not like the manner in which your boss at the coffee shop does things, but you have to admit she makes a perfect latte. Manner also means the kind or sort. If you find yourself working with people who enjoy stabbing each other in the back, you may wonder what manner of people you are working with.
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how something is done or how it happens“her dignified manner”“his rapid manner of talking”types:drapethe manner in which fabric hangs or fallsfitthe manner in which something fitsforma particular mode in which something is manifestedlife style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendia manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudessetupthe way something is organized or arrangedwisea way of doing or beingresponsethe manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signalsbaroque, baroquenesselaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th centuryclassical stylethe artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmonyorder(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romansrococofanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th centuryHigh Renaissancethe artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic contenttreatmenta manner of dealing with something artisticallyfast lanea hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipationfree livinga lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetitesvanity faira vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large citiescommon touchthe property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)hangthe way a garment hangsneoclassicismrevival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivationclassicalism, classicisma movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict formsRomantic Movement, Romanticisma movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilizationtype of:propertya basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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a way of acting or behavingsynonyms: personal mannertypes:bedside mannermanner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patientinformalitya manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriouslyceremoniousnessa ceremonial mannerstatelinessan elaborate manner of doing somethingunceremoniousnessan unceremonial mannerurbanitypolished courtesy; elegance of mannergraciousnessexcellence of manners or social conductcivilityformal or perfunctory politenessboorishnessthe manner of a rude or insensitive personimpolitenessa discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usageungraciousnessan offensive lack of good mannersincivilitydeliberate discourtesycheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolencethe trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
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