different between manner vs morale

English

Etymology

From Middle English maner, manere, from Anglo-Norman manere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin *man?ria, from feminine of Latin manuarius (“belonging to the hand”), from manus (“hand”). Compare French manière, Italian mannaia (“ax, axe”), Portuguese maneira and maneiro (“handy, portable”), Romanian mâner (“handle”), and Spanish manera.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mæn?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mæn?/
• Hyphenation: man?ner
• Homophones: manor, manna

Noun

manner (plural manners)

1. Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything
2. Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing
   • 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond

     During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
3. One's customary method of acting; habit.

4. good, polite behaviour
   • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, Vol. I, Ch. 4

     Harriet was not insensible of manner; she had voluntarily noticed her father’s gentleness with admiration as well as wonder. Mr. Martin looked as if he did not know what manner was.
5. The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
6. A certain degree or measure.

7. Sort; kind; style.

8. Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.

Synonyms

(mode of action): method; style; form; fashion; way

Derived terms

Translations

Estonian

Alternative forms

• mander

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *manta. Cognate with Finnish manner, Ingrian mantere, and Ludian mander. Compare also Udmurt ????? (mudor, “a mythical creature”) and archaic Komi-Zyrian [script needed] (mudör, “foundation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?n?er/

Noun

manner (genitive mandri, partitive mandrit)

1. continent
2. mainland

Usage notes

The definition of manner in Estonian includes 6 continents: Africa (Aafrika), Antarctica (Antarktis), Australia (Austraalia), Eurasia (Euraasia), North America (Põhja-Ameerika), and South America (Lõuna-Ameerika).

Declension

See also

• maailmajagu

Finnish

Alternative forms

• mantere (not as common)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Finnic *manta with +? -re, possibly from Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognate to Estonian mander and Veps mandreh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?n?er/, [?m?n?e?r]
• Rhymes: -?n?er
• Syllabification: man?ner

Noun

manner

1. mainland (main landmass of a country, continent or sometimes of a group of islands)

   Sen tytärkaupungit, jotka ovat mantereella, surmataan miekalla, ja he tulevat tietämään, että minä olen Herra. (Hesekiel 26:6, Raamattu, vuoden 1933 käännös)

   Also her daughters who are on the mainland will be slain by the sword, and they will know that I am the Lord. (Ezekiel 26:6, New American Standard Bible)

   Ahvenanmaan suurinta saarta kutsutaan usein mantereeksi.

   The largest island of Åland archipelago is often called mainland.
2. (geology) continent

   Määritelmästä riippuen mantereita on neljä, viisi, kuusi tai seitsemän.

   Depending on definition there are four, five, six or seven continents.

3. (as modifier in compound terms) continental (of or pertaining to a continent)

Declension

Derived terms

• mannermainen
• mannermaisesti
• mannermaisuus
• mannermaisesti
• mantereinen
• mantereisuus

Compounds

See also

• maanosa
• tanner
• kinner
• mantu

References

Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, ?ISBN

Ingrian

Noun

manner

1. continent

Luxembourgish

Adjective

manner

1. comparative degree of mann

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French moral.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m?????l/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /m???æl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Noun

morale (countable and uncountable, plural morales)

1. The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.

   After the layoffs morale was at an all time low, they were so dispirited nothing was getting done.

   Morale is an important quality in soldiers. With good morale they'll charge into a hail of bullets; without it they won't even cross a street.

   • 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):

     Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.

Synonyms

• esprit de corps

Descendants

• ? Welsh: morâl

Translations

Anagrams

• Lamore, Melora, Merola

Esperanto

Etymology

From moralo +? -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?rale/
• Hyphenation: mo?ra?le
• Rhymes: -ale

Adverb

morale

1. morally

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.?al/

Noun

morale f (plural morales)

1. Ethics, morality

Adjective

morale

1. feminine singular of moral

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From Latin m?r?lem, form of m?r?lis, derived from m?s (“custom, way; law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?ra.le/
• Hyphenation: mo?rà?le

Adjective

morale (plural morali)

1. moral

Noun

morale f (plural morali)

1. morals
2. moral philosophy

morale m (plural morali)

1. morale

Related terms

• moralista
• moralistico
• moralità
• moralizzare
• moralizzatore
• moralmente

Anagrams

• malore
• molare
• molerà

Latin

Adjective

m?r?le

1. nominative neuter singular of m?r?lis
2. accusative neuter singular of m?r?lis
3. vocative neuter singular of m?r?lis

References

• morale in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Polish

Etymology

From English morale, from French moral, from Middle French moral, from Old French moral, from Latin m?r?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??ra.l?/

Noun

morale n (indeclinable)

1. morale (capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
2. morals

Noun

morale

1. locative singular of mora?
2. vocative singular of mora?

Further reading

• morale in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• morale in Polish dictionaries at PWN