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English
Etymology
From Middle English manerlynes; equivalent to mannerly + -ness.
Pronunciation
Noun
mannerliness (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.