Meanings
comparative more mannered · superlative most mannered
- in compoundsoftenHaving manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.
ill-mannered.
2 more examples
His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way.
I doubt in general whether highly mannered societies are necessarily more peaceful societies as assumed by Norbert Elias. Romeo and Juliet lived in a highly mannered, highly violent society; […]
2000, Richard W. Kaeuper, Violence in Medieval Society, page 34
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishmanered
- Englishmannered
From Middle English manered; equivalent to manner + -ed.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian превзет, маниерен
- превзет (prevzet)having manners or mannerisms
- маниерен (manieren)having manners or mannerisms
Catalan amanerat
- amanerathaving manners or mannerisms
Finnish tapainen, maneerinen
- tapainenhaving manners or mannerisms
- maneerinenhaving manners or mannerisms
Hungarian modoros, mesterkélt
- modoroshaving manners or mannerisms
- mesterkélthaving manners or mannerisms
- maníroshaving manners or mannerisms
Latin mōrātus
- mōrātushaving manners or mannerisms
Russian мане́рный, мане́рная
- мане́рный (manérnyj)having manners or mannerisms
- мане́рная (manérnaja)having manners or mannerisms
Cite this entry
mannered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannered
“mannered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannered. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mannered,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannered.
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