"well-mannered" meaning in All languages combined

See well-mannered on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: better-mannered [comparative], more well-mannered [comparative], best-mannered [superlative], most well-mannered [superlative]
Etymology: Compare Middle English wel ymanerede, wel y-manerit. Etymology templates: {{cog|enm|wel ymanerede}} Middle English wel ymanerede Head templates: {{en-adj|better-mannered|more|sup=best-mannered}} well-mannered (comparative better-mannered or more well-mannered, superlative best-mannered or most well-mannered)
  1. Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour. Categories (topical): Human behaviour, Personality Synonyms: mannerly, civil, fair-mannered [archaic], polished, polite, refined, well-behaved, well mannered Translations (having good manners): възпитан (vǎzpitan) (Bulgarian), educat (Catalan), 有禮貌 (Chinese Mandarin), 有礼貌 (yǒulǐmào) (Chinese Mandarin), 規矩 (Chinese Mandarin), 规矩 (guījǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), velopdragen (Danish), bonmaniera (Esperanto), ĝentila (Esperanto), hyvätapainen (Finnish), hyvin käyttäytyvä (Finnish), manierlich (German), wohlgesittet (German), hyväntapain (Ingrian), hyväntaholliin (Ingrian), dea-bhéasach (Irish), béasach (Irish), bene mōrātus (Latin), സൽസ്വഭാവി (salsvabhāvi) (Malayalam), beleven (Norwegian), veloppdragen (Norwegian), dobrze wychowany (Polish), cortês (Portuguese), воспи́танный (vospítannyj) (Russian), благовоспи́танный (blagovospítannyj) (Russian), ви́хований (výxovanyj) (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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