1. (

• manner ,
• mode ,
• style ,
• way ,
• fashion

) how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" ;

2. (

• manner ,
• personal_manner

) a way of acting or behaving ;

3. (

• manner ,

) a kind; "what manner of man are you?" ;