1. (noun)manner, mode, style, way, fashion how something is done or how it happens "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
2. (noun)manner, personal manner a way of acting or behaving
3. (noun)manner a kind "what manner of man are you?"