manner in WordNet English dictionary

1. how something is done or how it happens
   "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
   manner  mode  style  way  fashion 
   
2. a way of acting or behaving
   manner  personal manner 
   
3. a kind
   "what manner of man are you?"
   manner