The difference between Well-behaved and Well-mannered

When used as adjectives, well-behaved means having good manners and acting properly, whereas well-mannered means having good manners.


check bellow for the other definitions of Well-behaved and Well-mannered

  1. Well-behaved as an adjective (of a person or animal):

    Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour

    Examples:

    "The boy is well-behaved and is seldom naughty."

  2. Well-behaved as an adjective (mathematics):

    Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.

  1. Well-mannered as an adjective:

    Having good manners; polite, courteous and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

    Examples:

    "A well-mannered gentleman always allows others first."