different between pretense vs manner

English

Alternative forms

• pretence (Only correct spelling in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, and Commonwealth countries and historical use in the United States)
• prætense (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praet?nsus, past participle of Latin praetend? (“to pretend”), from prae- (“before”) + tend? (“to stretch”); see pretend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?i?t?ns/
• Hyphenation: pre?tense

Noun

pretense (countable and uncountable, plural pretenses) (American spelling)

1. (US) A false or hypocritical profession

2. Intention or purpose not real but professed.

   with only a pretense of accuracy

3. An unsupported claim made or implied.
4. An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.

Synonyms

• affectation denotes deception for the sake of escape from punishment or an awkward situation
• false pretense
• fiction
• imitation
• pretext
• sham
• subterfuge

• See also Thesaurus:pretext

Related terms

• pretend
• pretender
• pretension
• pretentious
• pretentiousness

Translations

Further reading

• pretense in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• pretense in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pretense at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Petersen, pre-teens, preteens, terpenes

Spanish

Verb

pretense

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of pretensar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of pretensar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of pretensar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of pretensar.

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