manners

IPA: mˈænɝz

Examples of "manners" in Sentences

She has just which I call the manners a young lady ought to have. '
Trying to insist on my parochial conception of "manners" is actually pretty bizarre.
The uniform stability of their manners is the natural consequence of the imperfection of their faculties.
I actually think the decline in manners is more worrisome, because a lot of moral behavior is grounded in good manners.
The word manners comes from the Latin _manus_, the hand, and literally means the mode in which a thing is handled -- behavior, deportment.
In contrast, Scieszka's story allows children to challenge conventions by finding the absurdity in manners, rules, and even language itself.
What often seems like rudeness and inconsiderate behavior, a lack of respect for other people, even dangerous driving habits, or poor quality workmanship all stem from a lack of upbringing and education in manners, foresight, and anticipating and avoiding problems.
Their language bears no affinity to the idioms of the Continent: in the habits of domestic life, they are not easily distinguished from their neighbors of France: but the most singular circumstance of their manners is their disregard of conjugal honor and of female chastity.