Mannerliness

Pronunciation

• Canada IPA: /ˈmænÉ™rlinÉ™s/

Origin

mannerly + -ness

Full definition of mannerliness

Noun

1. politeness, good manners
• 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd... occasionally showed some earnestness, which consisted half of genuine feeling, and half of mannerliness superadded by way of duty.