manière

Etymology

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 manera, Spanish manera, Portuguese maneira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.njɛʁ/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [mɔ̃jæ(ɾ)]

Noun

manière f (plural manières)

1. manner, way

   une autre manière de vivre

   another way of living

2. (Louisiana) somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a little

   Elle est manière tchoquée droite asteur. - She's a little drunk right now.

Further reading

• “manière” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• Arménie
• marinée
• mènerai
• réanime, réanimé
• remanie, remanié

Noun

manière

1. plural of manièra