Home › Words › M › mannerlinessmannerliness/ˈmænəɹlinəs/mannerliness · noun — politeness, good manners.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).mannerliness is pronounced /ˈmænəɹlinəs/.EtymologyFrom Middle English manerlynes; equivalent to mannerly + -ness.nounpoliteness, good mannerse.g.“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.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mannerly 82% match — Having good manners; polite. vs mannerliness →mannerable 73% match — well-mannered. vs mannerliness →politeness 71% match — The quality of being polite. vs mannerliness →gentlemanship 70% match — The quality of being a gentleman, i.e. good manners. vs mannerliness →politesse 68% match — Civility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry; genteel politeness or an instance of this. vs mannerliness →mannered 68% match — Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms. vs mannerliness →gentlemanliness 68% match — The state of being a gentleman. vs mannerliness →gentlemanly 67% match — Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen. vs mannerliness →