# manners

Pronunciation: US say "MAN-urz" /ˈmæn.ɚz/; UK say "MAN-uhz" /ˈmæn.əz/

## Noun

1. The customary rules and conventions of polite social behavior.
   - Simple: The rules people follow to be polite in social situations.
   - _Court manners in that period demanded elaborate bows and precise forms of address._
   - _Business manners vary enough across countries that visiting executives often study them in advance._
2. Polite behavior that shows consideration and respect for others.
   - Simple: Polite ways of behaving that show respect for other people.
   - _Visitors complimented the boy on his manners without a hint of irony._
   - _Whatever the argument, she never let her manners slip in front of guests._
3. Plural of manner. — plural of manner
   - Simple: Plural of manner. Use it for more than one way of doing something, or for how people behave with others.
   - _Historians described the differing manners in which each empire collected its taxes._
   - _Edith Wharton's novels satirize the manners of New York's upper class._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/manners (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).