NOUN | attribute | manner, mode, style, way, fashion | how something is done or how it happens |
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attribute | manner, personal manner | a way of acting or behaving | |
cognition | manner | a kind |
Sounds | mae'ner | |
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Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... |
Meaning | How something is done or how it happens. | |
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Examples |
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Synonyms | mode, style, way, fashion | |
Narrower | artistic style, idiom | The style of a particular artist or school or movement |
drape | The manner in which fabric hangs or falls | |
fit | The manner in which something fits | |
form | A particular mode in which something is manifested | |
life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi | A manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | |
response | The manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals | |
setup | The way something is organized or arranged | |
touch, signature | A distinguishing style | |
wise | A way of doing or being | |
Broader | property | A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class |
Spanish | estilo, forma, guisa, manera, moda, modo, vía | |
Catalan | estil, forma, manera, moda, mode | |
Adjectives | mannerly | socially correct in behavior |
Meaning | A way of acting or behaving. | |
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Synonym | personal manner | |
Narrower | bearing, comportment, presence, mien | dignified manner or conduct |
bedside manner | manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient | |
courtesy, good manners | A courteous manner | |
discourtesy, rudeness | A manner that is rude and insulting | |
foppishness, dandyism | The manner and dress of a fop or dandy | |
formality, formalness | A manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies | |
gentleness, softness, mildness | Acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered | |
informality | A manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously | |
Broader | demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people |
Spanish | manera, maneras, talante | |
Catalan | manera, maneres, tarannà |
Meaning | A kind. | |
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Example | "what manner of man are you?" | |
Broader | kind, sort, form, variety | A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic / characteristic or quality |
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