well-mannered

adjective

Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

“A well-mannered gentleman always allows others first.”

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mannerlycivilfair-manneredpolishedpoliterefinedwell-behavedgenteel
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Meanings

adjectivewell-mannered (comparative better-mannered or more well-mannered, superlative best-mannered or most well-mannered)

comparative better-mannered · comparative more well-mannered · superlative best-mannered · superlative most well-mannered · alternative well mannered

  1. Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

    A well-mannered gentleman always allows others first.

    Synonyms: mannerly, civil, fair-mannered, polished, polite, refined, well-behaved, genteel

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

Similar
mannerlycivilfair-manneredpolishedpoliterefinedwell-behavedgenteel

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof good upbringing

Similar
well-bredrefined

adjectivesocially correct in behavior

Similar
mannerlypolite
Also see
correctcourteouscourtlymannerlypoliteproperregularwell-behavedwell-bredwell-brought-up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compare Middle English wel ymanerede, wel y-manerit.

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Translations

Ancient Greek καλότροπος
  • καλότροπος (kalótropos)having good manners
Bulgarian възпитан
  • възпитан (văzpitan)having good manners
Catalan educat
  • educathaving good manners
Chinese Mandarin 有禮貌 /有礼貌, 規矩 /规矩
  • 有禮貌 /有礼貌 (yǒulǐmào)having good manners
  • 規矩 /规矩 (guījǔ)having good manners
Danish velopdragen
  • velopdragenhaving good manners
Esperanto bonmaniera, ĝentila
  • bonmanierahaving good manners
  • ĝentilahaving good manners
Finnish hyvätapainen, hyvin käyttäytyvä
  • hyvätapainenhaving good manners
  • hyvin käyttäytyvähaving good manners
German manierlich, wohlgesittet
  • manierlichhaving good manners
  • wohlgesittethaving good manners
Greek καλότροπος
  • καλότροπος (kalótropos)having good manners
Hindi अशिष्ट
  • अशिष्ट (aśiṣṭ)having good manners
Hungarian illedelmes, illemtudó
  • illedelmeshaving good manners
  • illemtudóhaving good manners
Irish dea-bhéasach, béasach
  • dea-bhéasachhaving good manners
  • béasachhaving good manners
Latin bene mōrātus
  • bene mōrātushaving good manners
Norwegian beleven, veloppdragen
  • belevenhaving good manners
  • veloppdragenhaving good manners
Polish dobrze wychowany
  • dobrze wychowanyhaving good manners
Portuguese cortês
  • cortêshaving good manners
Russian воспи́танный, благовоспи́танный
  • воспи́танный (vospítannyj)having good manners
  • благовоспи́танный (blagovospítannyj)having good manners
Spanish de buenos modales, morigerado
  • de buenos modaleshaving good manners
  • morigeradohaving good manners
  • bien criadohaving good manners
  • de buenas costumbreshaving good manners
Ukrainian ви́хований
  • ви́хований (výxovanyj)having good manners
Cite this entry
APA

well-mannered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-mannered

MLA

“well-mannered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-mannered. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well-mannered,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-mannered.

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