Meanings
noungood manners pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyThe treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness, and showing correct public behaviour.
In most countries, it is considered good manners to offer your seat to an elderly person on crowded public transport.
Synonyms: etiquette · Antonyms: bad manners
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness, and showing correct public behaviour.
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Translations
Estonian head kombed
- head kombedtreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
Finnish hyvät tavat, hyvät käytöstavat
- hyvät tavattreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- hyvät käytöstavattreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- hyvä käytöstreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
French bonnes manières
- bonnes manièrestreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
Italian buone maniere, galateo
- buone manieretreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- galateotreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- comportamentotreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- educazionetreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- etichettatreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- moditreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
Polish dobre maniery, dobre wychowanie
- dobre manierytreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- dobre wychowanietreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- kulturatreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- ułożenietreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
Romanian bunele moravuri
- bunele moravuritreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
Russian хоро́шие мане́ры
- хоро́шие мане́ры (xoróšije manéry)treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
Scottish Gaelic modh
- modhtreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
Spanish buenos modales
- buenos modalestreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
Swahili adabu
- adabutreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
Swedish gott uppförande, god sed
- gott uppförandetreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- god sedtreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- hyfstreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
- huttreatment of other people with courtesy and politeness
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APA
good manners. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20manners
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“good manners.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20manners. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good manners,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20manners.
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