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Definition of Mannerliness
1. n. The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.
Definition of Mannerliness
1. Noun. politeness, good manners ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mannerliness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mannerliness
Literary usage of Mannerliness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pedagogical Articles: Linen-measurer by Leo Tolstoy, Leo Wiener (1904)
"... which Pierre tried to recall by counting them out on his fingers, he felt he
possessed: courage, and generosity, and mannerliness, and love of humanity, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... in their finality of epigram, their neatness and mannerliness and sharpness.
The Character of a Trimmer and Advice to a Daughter are the best examples. ..."
3. The Sewanee Review by University of the South (1896)
"We observe that mannerliness, savoir "vivre, a carriage and etiquette befitting
her station, were deemed goodly things for such a person to cultivate and ..."
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