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MANNER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A way of acting or behaving
Synonyms:
manner; personal manner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("manner" is a kind of...):
behavior; behaviour; conduct; demeanor; demeanour; deportment ((behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manner"):
bearing; comportment; mien; presence (dignified manner or conduct)
bedside manner (manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient)
dandyism; foppishness (the manner and dress of a fop or dandy)
gentleness; mildness; softness (acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered)
formality; formalness (a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies)
informality (a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously)
courtesy; good manners (a courteous manner)
discourtesy; rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)
Sense 2
Meaning:
How something is done or how it happens
Example:
in an abrasive fashion
Synonyms:
fashion; manner; mode; style; way
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("manner" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manner"):
response (the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals)
wise (a way of doing or being)
signature; touch (a distinguishing style)
setup (the way something is organized or arranged)
life-style; life style; lifestyle; modus vivendi (a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes)
form (a particular mode in which something is manifested)
fit (the manner in which something fits)
drape (the manner in which fabric hangs or falls)
artistic style; idiom (the style of a particular artist or school or movement)
Derivation:
mannerly (socially correct in behavior)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A kind
Example:
what manner of man are you?
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("manner" is a kind of...):
form; kind; sort; variety (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
Context examples:
A specific manner, characteristic, pattern of application or the employment of, any therapeutic agent or method of treatment, especially involving the physical treatment of a condition.
(Modality, NCI Thesaurus)
It binds RNA in a sequence-specific manner to regulate neuron-specific splicing of inhibitory receptor pre-mRNAs in postnatal motor neurons.
(Neuro-Oncological Ventral Antigen 1, NCI Thesaurus)
NCK2 binds to B ephrin cytoplasmic domains in a phosphotyrosine-dependent manner.
(NCK Adaptor Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)
Also, R&D leading to the ability to design and synthesize, in a controlled manner, nanostructured materials with targeted properties.
(Nanomaterials, NCI Thesaurus)
Having paid his debts, therefore, in the most honourable manner, he retreated with his daughter to the town of Lucerne, where he lived unknown and in wretchedness.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
“What shall I do, then?” she asked, detecting the anxious glance I had shot at the object of our conversation, and impressed, I flatter myself, with the earnestness of my manner.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Mrs. Grant's manners are just what they ought to be.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
If that doctor was aboard, he said, I'd be right enough in a couple of turns, but I don't have no manner of luck, you see, and that's what's the matter with me.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The lawyer, looking forth from the entry, could soon see what manner of man he had to deal with.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
We found him in a state of considerable excitement, but far more rational in his speech and manner than I had ever seen him.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
