Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manners

/ˈmæn.ɚz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: man-ners
IPA: /ˈmæn.ɚz/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of manner

noun

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of manner

name

A surname from Norman.

name

plural of Manner

Example Sentences

"O, how thy worth with manners may I sing, When thou art all the better part of me?"
"When you come to this time of abatement, / To this passing from Summer to Fall, / It is manners to issue a statement / As to what you got out of it all."

Etymology

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Masnières in France.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmæn.ɚz/

Inflected Forms

Mannerses (plural)

Derived Forms

mismanners

Phrases

bad manners comedy of manners fantasy of manners forget one's manners good manners ill-mannered make one's manners manners maketh man

Homonyms

manors

Rhymes With

banners planners scanners manors hanners lanners danners

Questions

How do you pronounce manners?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæn.ɚz/.
What does manners mean?: plural of manner
Where does manners come from?: Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Masnières in France.

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