manner manner /ˈmænɝ/

noun

1. () How something is done or how it happens  ( mode , fashion , style , manner , way )
   how something is done or how it happens
    Her dignified manner
   her dignified manner
    His rapid manner of talking
   his rapid manner of talking
    Their nomadic mode of existence
   their nomadic mode of existence
    In the characteristic New York style
   in the characteristic New York style
    A lonely way of life
   a lonely way of life
    In an abrasive fashion
   in an abrasive fashion
   
2. () A way of acting or behaving  ( personal manner , manner )
   a way of acting or behaving
     Her polite and respectful manner impressed those around her.
   Her polite and respectful manner impressed those around her.
   
3. () A kind  ( manner )
   a kind
    What manner of man are you?
   what manner of man are you?