Crossword clues for manners
manners
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"external behavior (especially polite behavior) in social intercourse," late 14c., plural of manner.\nUnder bad manners, as under graver faults, lies very commonly an overestimate of our special individuality, as distinguished from our generic humanity. [Oliver W. Holmes, "The Professor at the Breakfast Table," 1858]\nEarlier it meant "moral character" (early 13c.).
Wiktionary
n. 1 (plural of manner English) 2 etiquette (always plural in this sense).
WordNet
n. social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig"
Wikipedia
Manners is a lunar impact crater located in the western part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. To the northeast is the larger crater Arago, and to the south are Ritter and Sabine. The crater has a rim with a higher albedo than the surrounding mare, making it appear bright. This is a circular, bowl-shaped feature with a raised rim and a relatively flat interior.
Manners refers to etiquette, a code of social behavior.
Manners may also refer to:
Manners is the debut studio album by American electropop band Passion Pit, released on May 15, 2009 by Frenchkiss Records and Columbia Records. " The Reeling" was released as the album's lead single on May 11, 2009, and its music video premiered on YouTube on April 21, 2009. A second single " To Kingdom Come" was released in August 2009, followed by " Little Secrets" in December 2009. " Sleepyhead" was originally included on Passion Pit's debut EP Chunk of Change (2008), but was mastered for inclusion on Manners (none of the tracks on the EP were mastered).
Pitchfork Media announced on March 16, 2010 that Frenchkiss Records would release a deluxe edition of the album on April 13, 2010 with three bonus tracks and new artwork. The bonus tracks included stripped-down versions of "Moth's Wings" and "Sleepyhead" and a cover of The Cranberries' 1992 song " Dreams", which the band played live on their 2010 world tour.
Usage examples of "manners".
Beloved, you startled me with the notion that bad manners could be judged a hanging offense.
I decided that Gwen’s attempt to play Pygmalion to this unlikely Galatea was succeeding but that Bill would have to learn Loonie manners, or he might lose some teeth.
The courtesy and self-effacing manners of the Hrrubans were considerably more in the metropologist's manner than Reeve's.
Nor could he tell if this was mere curiosity, bad manners, or outright hostility.
He had to acknowledge the man's presence or his mother would chew him out for bad manners no matter how much she disliked Fargo.
How much of this was Niall's pre-party in struction or the good manners of intelligent, well traveled men and women, she didn't know.
Me mammy said it was bad manners," the older caterer said, grinning apologetically at the disarray in the catering area.
Then they all began to talk at once, abruptly recalled their manners, and fell silent until Sassinak chuckled.
He's so young, he doesn't know yet that it's considered bad manners by his people to shape-shift in public.
She then informed him in explicit terms that his manners would have put his humblest miner to shame, that he was pretentious, miserly, impertinent and ultimately the last man on Demeathorn with whom she would consider a contract of any sort, much less one requiring the intimacy of conceiving an heir.
And the manners to thank whoever helped her, even a supposedly inanimate droneship.
Her stated intention of using sex to get concessions for her company was appalling, as were her manners in general.
Had Channa not performed the ceremony and explained the situation to them, they would have died rather than commit such a breach of manners as assuming that something was actually wrong.
Like all station-born youngsters, Seld was not unaccustomed to Simeon speaking from the nearest sound cube, but he had the good manners to bow to the column.
The children were hungry, too, and had neither the manners nor the wit to keep their voices down.