Antonyms for manners

Grammar : Noun

Spell : man-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn ər

Definition of manners

Origin : "external behavior (especially polite behavior) in social intercourse," late 14c., plural of manner.
Under bad manners, as under graver faults, lies very commonly an overestimate of our special individuality, as distinguished from our generic humanity. [Oliver W. Holmes, "The Professor at the Breakfast Table," 1858]
Earlier it meant "moral character" (early 13c.).

noun polite, refined social behavior

Example sentences :

Cornelius had been taught—and had learned nothing but manners.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Bad as those manners are in many respects, they are better than no manners at all.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

She has the fascination of great pride and the magic of manners.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

Nothing as to the manners of the times can be inferred from this freak of an individual.
Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Of some of their manners and morals it is impossible to write.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

This was not altogether because of her mother's romantic past, but because of her own manners and clothes.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

He thought so himself when he grew to be a man, and he laughed at the recollection of his manners.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

"Go home and learn your manners," he had shouted at the blubbering boy.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Manners and customs change no less quickly than headgear and skirts.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

The effect of her manners, like that of her beauty, was rather to be felt than described.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Synonyms for manners

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