mannerliness
Politeness, good mannersPoliteness, good manners
US/ˈmænəɹlinəs/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Politeness, good manners
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd ... occasionally showed some earnestness, which consisted half of genuine feeling, and half of mannerliness superadded by way of duty.
Origin
From Middle English manerlynes; equivalent to mannerly + -ness.From Middle English manerlynes; equivalent to mannerly + -ness.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable