good manners
good manners — idiom
1. the ways in which you treat people and act in public that are considered to be p
the ways in which you treat people and act in public that are considered to be polite and show respect — for example, saying 'please' and 'thank you', not interrupting when someone is speaking, or offering your bus seat to an elderly person.
It is good manners to hold the door open for the person behind you.
collocation: good manners + infinitive clause
Grandma Noa taught her grandchildren that good manners include writing thank-you notes.
Jiwoo's good manners impressed the interviewers — she waited to be asked before sitting down.
The teacher praised the class for their good manners during the school assembly.
In many cultures, good manners mean removing your shoes before entering someone's home.
- politeness
refers more to the personal quality or trait, whereas 'good manners' describes the observable actions
- courtesy
more formal; often refers to a specific considerate act rather than a general way of behaving
- etiquette
refers to formal, often written rules of behaviour in particular settings (e.g. business etiquette), not general social conduct
- bad manners
the direct opposite — behaviour that is rude or disrespectful
- rudeness
the quality of being impolite; more abstract than 'bad manners'