manners
social deportment
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,718 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,563 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- social deportment he has the manners of a pig
manners in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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You are a practical, honest creature, and you have good manners.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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There was, however, in their appearance and manners, something repulsive which prevented familiarity.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1
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This man had altogether a suspicious and sinister aspect which his manners did nothing to belie.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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The epics are, in a way, and as far as manners and institutions are concerned, historical documents.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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They were not uneasy, but surprised, and, above all, shocked at the manners of M. de Thaller.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1