"good manners" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} good manners pl (plural only)
  1. The treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness, and showing correct public behaviour. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: etiquette Translations (treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness): tərbiyə (Azerbaijani), head kombed (Estonian), hyvät tavat [plural] (Finnish), hyvät käytöstavat [plural] (Finnish), hyvä käytös (Finnish), bonnes manières [feminine, plural] (French), buone maniere [feminine, plural] (Italian), galateo [masculine] (Italian), comportamento [masculine] (Italian), educazione [feminine] (Italian), etichetta [feminine] (Italian), modi [masculine, plural] (Italian), dobre maniery [feminine, plural] (Polish), dobre wychowanie [neuter] (Polish), kultura [feminine] (Polish), ułożenie [neuter] (Polish), bunele moravuri [feminine, plural] (Romanian), хоро́шие мане́ры (xoróšije manéry) [feminine, plural] (Russian), modh [feminine, masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cortesía [feminine] (Spanish), buenos modales [masculine, plural] (Spanish), adabu (Swahili), gott uppförande (Swedish), god sed (Swedish), hyfs (Swedish), hut [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-good_manners-en-noun-skdE9y4R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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      "sense": "treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness",
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      "sense": "treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
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      "word": "хоро́шие мане́ры"
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      "sense": "treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness",
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      "word": "modh"
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      "sense": "treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness",
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      "sense": "treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness",
      "word": "god sed"
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      "sense": "treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness",
      "word": "hyfs"
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