See also: maniere, maniéré, and maniére

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French maniere, from Old French maniere, meniere, manere, itself either from a Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuārius (belonging to the hand), or from the Old French masculine manier, itself from the same source. Compare Occitan manièra; Catalan and Spanish manera; Portuguese maneira.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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manière f (plural manières)

  1. manner, way
    Synonym: façon
    une autre manière de vivreanother way of living
    • 2018, Zaz, Saint-Valentin:
      J’irai sur l’avenue embrasser les statues. À quoi tient leur salut ? Est-ce à leurs cœurs de pierre, à leurs froides manières ?
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Derived terms

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Adverb

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manière

  1. (Louisiana) somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a little
    Alle est manière tchaque drette asteur.She's kind of drunk right now.

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Anagrams

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Venetian

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Noun

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manière

  1. plural of manièra