3. sort, kind, strain, denomination, stripe, line, grain, make, mark; form, mold, ilk, type, variety, description, stamp, brand, feather, kidney, category, species; genre, nature, class, order.
4. manners a.
behavior, Archaic, havior, conduct, comportment, social behavior, life style, way of life, modus vivandi, ways, system of values, ethos, common practice, folkways, customs, mores, goings on, doings, b.
etiquette, social code, rules of conduct, formalities, social procedures or conduct, good manners, politeness, politesse, comity, civility; social graces, proprieties, decorum, good form, courtliness; formality, formalness, ceremony, ritual, formalization; fashionableness, prevalence, currency, normality, routineness; propriety, decorousness, correctness, Fr. con-venance, Fr. biens&ance; decency, seemliness, civilized behavior, dictates of society or of Mrs. Grundy, p's and q's; amenities, decencies, civilities, proper thing, what is done, social convention, Fr. bon ton, protocol, diplomatic code. c. pattern, behavior pattern, cultural pattern, behavioral norm, rule, procedure, form, run of things, matter of course; convention, custom, habit, established way, social usage, time-honored practice, tradition, folkway, practice, standing custom or practice, observance, ritual, praxis, consuetude.
5. to the manner born aristocratic, patrician, blue-blooded, silk-stocking, noble, gentle, genteel, wellborn, highborn; royal, princely, kingly, titled; thoroughbred, pedigreed, of noble blood; elegant, graceful, fine; well-bred, polite, civil, mannerly, well-mannered, courteous; decorous, proper, Fr. comme ii faut", gracious, ladylike, courtly, gentlemanly; debonair, chivalrous, chivalric, gallant, cavalier; polished, finished, refined, cultivated; urbane, suave, sophisticated, cosmopolitan, worldly; fashionable, high-toned, SI. tony, high-class SI. classy, Inf. swank. mannered, adj. affected, unnatural, artificial, insincere, SI. phony; pretentious, on one's high horse, Inf. highfalutin, Inf. high-hat, Inf. stuck-up, Inf. la-di-da; theatrical, stagy, posed, overdone, histrionic, overacted, Inf too-much, Inf. fake or faked; haughty, lordly, hoity-toity, arrogant, proud, snobbish, disdainful, sneering, with one's nose in the air.
mannerism, 1. affectation, pretension, exaggeration, pretense, insincerity, airs, (esp. in Victorian England) prunes and prisms; artificiality, unnaturalness, manneredness, artifice, overelegance, overelaboration, overniceness, overnicety, overrefinement; formality, stiffness, frill, Inf put-on, Inf putting on the dog.
2. habit, trick, quirk, peculiarity, peculiar trait, idiosyncrasy, characteristic gesture, body language; tic, twist, kink; eccentricity, erraticism, oddity, differentness, unconventionality, outlandishness; characteristic, singularity, particularity, feature; distinctive feature, stamp, mark, trademark, earmark, hallmark, individualism, specialty; style, mode, manner, fashion, way.
mannerly, adj. 1. courteous, well-mannered, polite, civil, respectful, deferential, deferent; decorous, proper, formal, Fr. comme il faut, ceremonious; tactful, diplomatic, politic; cordial, genial, affable, amiable, good-humored, pleasant, sociable, considerate, thoughtful, nice, Inf. nice as pie; pleasing, winning, charming, ingratiating, complaisant, agreeable, obliging, attentive; mild, bland, fair-spoken, kindly, self-effacing.
2. well-behaved, well-bred, refined, polished, poised, cultivated, smooth, Inf. smooth as silk, civilized; genteel, gentle, ladylike, gracious, kind; gentlemanly, gentlemanlike, courtly, gallant, chivalrous, chivalric; urbane, suave, debonair, sophisticated, elegant.