bearing, deportment, demeanor, mien, manner, carriage mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude. bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies …

He needs to be taught some manners. It's bad manners to eat with your mouth open. It's considered good manners in some societies to leave a little food on your plate.

Definition of manner noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full. He has no manners (= behaves very badly). She could at least have …

Manners are the proper or polite way to behave in public. If you take the chewing gum out of your mouth and stick it behind your ear before a meal, you need to work on your manners. You can …

If someone has good manners, they are polite and observe social customs. If someone has bad manners, they are impolite and do not observe these customs. He dressed well and had …

His children have excellent manners. [=his children behave very well] It's bad manners [=it is impolite] to talk with your mouth full.

a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.. I don't like the manner in which he complained. the prevailing customs, ways of living, and habits of a people, …

He needs to be taught some manners. It's bad manners to eat with your mouth open. It's considered good manners in some societies to leave a little food on your plate.

More than an indication of age, it carries a positive appreciation of the person : his\her wisdom, kindness, refined manners and political importance. Their manners and habits differ as much …

Judith Martin (née Perlman; born September 13, 1938 [1]), better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American columnist, author, and etiquette authority.