noun

manners

manners, etiquette, politeness

He has very good manners.

He has very good manners.

It's bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

It's bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

((good/bad)) manners to have a certain standard of social behaviour He has good manners.

Synonyms: etiquette, politeness, decorum; Antonyms: rudeness, impoliteness

From Old French 'maniere' (way, method), from Latin 'manuarius' (of the hand), from 'manus' (hand). It refers to the 'way of handling' oneself.

Think of how you 'manually' control your actions to be polite.

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