Manner vs. Matter — What's the Difference?

Behavioral characteristics of individuals.

Substance that occupies space and possesses mass.

The operational mode or method.

A situation or subject of importance.

A way of acting or performing.

A problem or reason for disagreement.

Customary or habitual way of behaving.

In classical physics and general chemistry, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume. All everyday objects that can be touched are ultimately composed of atoms, which are made up of interacting subatomic particles, and in everyday as well as scientific usage, "matter" generally includes atoms and anything made up of them, and any particles (or combination of particles) that act as if they have both rest mass and volume.

A way in which a thing is done or happens

Physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy

A person's outward bearing or way of behaving towards others

A subject or situation under consideration

Polite or well-bred social behaviour

The reason for distress or a problem

A way of doing something or the way in which a thing is done or happens

The substance or content of a text as distinct from its style or form.

A way of acting; bearing or behavior

Be important or significant

The socially correct way of acting; etiquette

(of a wound) secrete or discharge pus.

The prevailing customs, social conduct, and norms of a specific society, period, or group, especially as the subject of a literary work

That which occupies space and has mass; physical substance.

Practice, style, execution, or method in the arts

A type of such substance

Kind; sort

Discharge or waste, such as pus or feces, from a living organism.

Kinds; sorts

(Philosophy) In Aristotelian and Scholastic use, that which is in itself undifferentiated and formless and which, as the subject of change and development, receives form and becomes substance.

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

The substance of thought or expression as opposed to the manner in which it is stated or conveyed.

Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing

A subject of concern, feeling, or action

One's customary method of acting; habit.

Trouble or difficulty

Good, polite behaviour.

An approximated quantity, amount, or extent

The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.

Something printed or otherwise set down in writing

A certain degree or measure.

To be of importance

Sort; kind; style.

(uncountable) Material; substance.

Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.

(physics) The basic structural component of the universe, usually having mass and volume.

Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.

(physics) Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.

Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.

A kind of substance.

Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address; as, mind your manners!.

Material, especially in books or magazines.

Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already.

(philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.

The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.

An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.

Sort; kind; style; - in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds; as, all manners of people came to the rally.

An approximate amount or extent.

How something is done or how it happens;

(obsolete) essence; pith; embodiment.

A way of acting or behaving

(obsolete) (The) inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.

A kind;

To be important.

The style or way in which something is constructed.

To care about, to mind; to find important.

To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.

That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.

That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.

That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme.

That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business.

Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; - chiefly in the phrases what matter? no matter, and the like.

Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.

Amount; quantity; portion; space; - often indefinite.

Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.

That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; - opposed to form.

Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing.

To be of importance; to import; to signify.

To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.

To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.

That which has mass and occupies space;

A vaguely specified concern;

Some situation or event that is thought about;

A problem;

(used with negation) having consequence;

Written works (especially in books or magazines);

Have weight; have import, carry weight;

A topic or subject under discussion.

Physical substance or material.

Matter is primarily used to discuss physical substance or a topic/subject of discussion.

No, Manner simply describes a way of acting, which can be positive, negative, or neutral.

Manner typically refers to the way in which something is done or occurs.

Yes, Manner often refers to behavioral characteristics or ways of behaving.

Yes, Matter can refer to a problem, dispute, or subject of concern that may need resolution.

No, Matter can also refer to a topic, issue, or subject of discussion.

In science, Matter generally refers to any substance that has mass and takes up space.

Yes, Matter is often used in legal contexts to refer to a subject or issue under discussion or consideration.

Yes, Manner can describe the method or way in which something is done.

No, Manner and Matter have distinct meanings and are not used interchangeably.