elegance of manners

  • 1elegance of manners — index courtesy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Elegance — El e*gance, Elegancy El e*gan*cy, n. [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, antis, elegant: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]gance.] 1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3elegance — n. pl. elegancies [el′ə gəns] n. [Fr élégance < L elegantia] 1. the quality of being elegant; specif., a) dignified richness and grace, as of design b) polished fastidiousness or refined grace, as in manners c) clever aptness and simplicity …

    English World dictionary

  • 4manners — [n] polite, refined social behavior amenities, bearing, behavior, breeding, carriage, ceremony, civilities, comportment, conduct, courtesy, culture, decorum, demeanor, deportment, dignity, elegance, etiquette, formalities, good breeding, good… …

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  • 5elegance — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, acquired taste, amenities, appreciation of excellence, arabesque, attractiveness, baroque, baroqueness, beauteousness, beautifulness, beauty, beauty unadorned, bloom, breeding, brilliance, charm,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 6manners — Synonyms and related words: action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, air, amenities, bearing, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, bienseance, bon ton, carriage, civilities, civility, comity, comportment …

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  • 7elegance — noun a) Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners The bride was elegance personified. b) Restraint and grace of style …

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  • 8manners — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. conduct, behavior, deportment; courtesy, politeness. See fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Personal behavior] Syn. conduct, deportment, bearing; see behavior 1 . 2. [Polite behavior] Syn. etiquette …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland — Woodburytype portrait of Violet Manners, Marchioness of Granby (1856 1937) See Margaret Lindsay (1726 1782) for the wife of Allan Ramsay, and Margaret Lindsay for the film actress also of this name. Violet Lindsay Manners, Duchess of Rutland (7… …

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  • 10good manners — Synonyms and related words: amenities, bienseance, civilities, civility, comity, convention, correct deportment, correctitude, correctness, courtesy, courtliness, decencies, decorum, diplomatic code, discourtesy, elegance, elegancies, etiquette,… …

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