manière

See also: maniere, maniéré, and maniére

French

Etymology

    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

    • IPA(key): /ma.njɛʁ/
    • Audio:(file)
    • (Paris) IPA(key): [ma.njɛʁ]
    • (Louisiana) IPA(key): [mɔ̃jæ(ɾ)]
    • Audio (France (Grenoble)):(file)

    Noun

    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 ?
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Derived terms

    Adverb

    manière

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

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Venetan

    Noun

    manière

    1. plural of manièra