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manners

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for manners.

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Much more than some companies realise, 5 days to respond is bad manners in my book.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Good manners.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of manners gathered in one view.

noun

Good manners.

noun

Etiquette.

noun

A surname from Norman.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for manners.

noun

Good manners.

noun

Etiquette.

noun

A surname from Norman.

Example sentences

1

Much more than some companies realise, 5 days to respond is bad manners in my book.

2

Crapping on social norms and basic manners for a quick buck every day of the week.

3

Especially so when one takes into account that Americans i) tend to lack manners and ii) take pride in being direct.

4

He'd apparently forgotten that he was scheduled for an interview, and also his manners.

5

Basic manners on all sides are an important feature of human relations that seems to be forgotten about in the modern world.

6

Now the fact that you're looking back at other people's faces like the worst elevator manners is a different kind of discomfort...

7

Your true creativity skills are kindled when your resources are constrained in all manners.

8

Let's imagine that there's a bad driver — nothing horrible enough to be newsworthy, but just bad manners, bad routes, stuff like that.

9

I feel that anything less is bad manners and unprofessional, even if that has bcome the norm.

10

All it requires is a bit social intelligence and basic good manners.

11

If you're telling me that disabling ads is bad manners then I put it to you that attempting to deceive the advertisers about the value of their ads is also bad manners.

12

Thanks for your comments, I think so far we have been confirmed that we have to engage users in non-traditional manners.

Quote examples

1

It’s also home to a huge variety of all manners of genius and hilarity." I will miss it.

2

You know, I often hear the "we lack manners" statement from Americans, and I never get where it's coming from.

3

People are "taught" to lie since the childhood and passed as "good manners".

4

I sure as hell am not going to stop saying what I think because of downvotes (on HN) or in the name of good manners (IRL) Are you or are you not agreeable to following the HN guideline "Be civil"?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use manners in a sentence?

Much more than some companies realise, 5 days to respond is bad manners in my book.

What does manners mean?

Good manners.

What part of speech is manners?

manners is commonly used as noun.