mannerliness
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English manerlynes; equivalent to mannerly + -ness.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmannerliness (uncountable)
- 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.
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd