Standard Lemma guide

manners

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈmæn.ɚz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: manors
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Norman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

plural of Manner

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of manner

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Etiquette.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Good manners.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

social deportment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he has the manners of a pig

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment

History

Etymology

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Masnières in France.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: maneres — etiquette
  • Chinese Mandarin: 規矩 /规矩 (guījǔ) — etiquette
  • Chinese Mandarin: 禮貌 /礼貌 (lǐmào) — etiquette
  • Chinese Mandarin: 禮儀 /礼仪 (lǐyí) — etiquette
  • Danish: manerer — etiquette
  • Dutch: omgangsvormen — etiquette
  • Esperanto: moroj — etiquette
  • Finnish: käytöstavat — etiquette
  • French: mœurs — etiquette
  • French: manières — etiquette
  • Galician: modais — etiquette
  • Galician: maneiras — etiquette
  • German: Manieren — etiquette
  • Hebrew: הוי (havai) — etiquette
  • Ido: mori — etiquette
  • Irish: béasa — etiquette
  • Italian: comportamento — etiquette
  • Italian: maniera — etiquette
  • Italian: modi — etiquette
  • Italian: educazione — etiquette
  • Italian: etichetta — etiquette
  • Japanese: 礼儀 (reigi) — etiquette
  • Japanese: 礼儀作法 (reigi sahō) — etiquette
  • Korean: 예의 (yeui) — etiquette
  • Korean: 례의 (ryeui) — etiquette
  • Occitan: mors — etiquette
  • Polish: maniery — etiquette
  • Portuguese: etiqueta — etiquette
  • Portuguese: maneiras — etiquette
  • Russian: мане́ры (manéry) — etiquette
  • Scottish Gaelic: modh — etiquette
  • Serbo-Croatian: манири (maniri) — etiquette
  • Serbo-Croatian: maniri — etiquette
  • Spanish: modales — etiquette
  • Spanish: modales (disused) — etiquette
  • Telugu: మర్యాదలు (maryādalu) — etiquette
  • Ukrainian: мане́ри (manéry) — etiquette
  • Urdu: اطوار (atwār) — etiquette
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