manner
 man·ner (mănʹər)n.
1. A way of doing something or the way in which a thing is done or happens. See Synonyms at method.
2. A way of acting; bearing or behavior.
3. manners
a. The socially correct way of acting; etiquette.
b. The prevailing customs, social conduct, and norms of a specific society, period, or group, especially as the subject of a literary work.
4. Practice, style, execution, or method in the arts:
This fresco is typical of the painter's early manner.
5.
a. Kind; sort:
What manner of person is she?
b. Kinds; sorts:
saw all manner of people at the mall.Idioms:in a manner of speaking
In a way; so to speak.to the manner born
Accustomed to a position, custom, or lifestyle from or as if from birth. [Middle English manere, from Old French maniere, from feminine of manier, handmade, skillful, from Vulgar Latin *manuārius, convenient, handy, from Latin, of the hand, from manus, hand. See man-2 in Indo-European Roots.]
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