manner

nouns

how something is done or how it happens

"her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

fashion, manner, mode, style, way

is derived from

mannerly

a way of acting or behaving

manner, personal manner

a kind

"what manner of man are you?"

manner

is a type of (narrower)

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

"sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

form, kind, sort, variety