manner

/ˈma-nər/

Middle English manere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *manuaria, from Latin, feminine of manuarius of the hand, from manus hand

noun

  1. a characteristic or customary mode of acting : custom

  2. a mode of procedure or way of acting : fashion

  3. method of artistic execution or mode of presentation : style

Victorian manners

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 characteristic posture. deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training.

noun

  1. the manner that a physician assumes toward patients; broadly : a person's manner in dealing with others

a doctor with a soothing bedside manner

noun

  1. an elevated or grand style (as in music or literature)