■ noun
1》 a way in which something is done or happens.
2》 a style in literature or art.
3》 ( ~ of ) chiefly literary a kind or sort.
4》 a person's outward bearing or way of behaving towards others.
5》 ( ~s ) polite or well-bred social behaviour.
↘social behaviour or habits.
Phrases
all ~ of many different kinds of.
in a ~ of speaking in some sense; so to speak.
to the ~ born naturally at ease in a specified job or situation. [with allusion to Shakespeare's Hamlet I. iv. 17.]
Derivatives
~less adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. maniere , based on L. manuarius 'of the hand', from manus 'hand'.