demurely

de·mure

 (dĭ-myo͝or′)

adj. de·mur·er, de·mur·est

1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.

2. Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty: a demure smile; a demure outfit.

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[Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman (influenced by Old French mur, meur, mature, serious), past participle of demurer, to delay, wait; see demur.]

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de·mure′ly adv.

de·mure′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

demurely - in a demure manner; "the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her"

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Translations

باْحتِشام

rezervovanězdrženlivě

dydigt

gesetzt

feimnislega

çekine çekineutangaç bir şekilde

娴静地

demurely

[dɪˈmjʊəlɪ] ADV (= modestly) → recatadamente; (= coyly) → con coqueta timidez

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

demurely

[dɪˈmjʊə^rli] adv

[smile] → discrètement

[dressed] → discrètement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

demurely

adv → sittsam

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

demurely

[dɪˈmjʊəlɪ] adv → contegnosamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

demure

(diˈmjuə) adjective

quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively). She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing. sedig, stemmig, besadig مُحْتَشِم، مُتَظاهِر بالإحْتِشام (престорено) скромен recatado zdrženlivý, upejpavý gesetzt ærbar; dydig σεμνός, συνεσταλμένοςrecatado (silmakirjalikult) tagasihoidlik موقر؛ محجوب kaino réservé שְׁקֵטָה וּצנוּעָה एतराज करना, आपत्ति करना stidljiv, suzdržljiv illedelmes pemalu feiminn, alvörugefinn; hlédrægur discreto, modesto 上品ぶった 조심스러운, 얌전한 kuklutis, nedrąsutis atturīgs; liekuļoti kautrīgs pendiam ingetogen, preutsuskyldig, litt kokett, blåøydskromny محجوب، دروند، سنګين، باوقار، هغه چه اصلا سنګين نه وى خو دا ښكاره كوى چه سنګين دى recatado sfios, rezervat скромный zdržanlivý zadržan smeran [tillgjort] allvarlig, from, blyg[sam], tillbakadragen เคร่งขรึม; อาย utangaç, ağırbaşlı 嫻靜的，古板地，端莊的 скромний; стриманий خاموش ، حیادار ، شرمیلا nhút nhát 娴静的，古板地，端庄的

deˈmurely adverb

sedig, heilig باْحتِشام скромно recatadamente zdrženlivě, rezervovaně gesetzt ærbart; dydigt σεμνά, συνεσταλμένα recatadamente, con remilgo tagasihoidlikult با وقار؛ با متانت kainosti avec réserve בִצנִיעוּת शर्म से, संकोच से smjerno, stidljivo illedelmesen dengan malu-malu feimnislega con discrezione/modestia 上品ぶって 조심스럽게, 얌전하게 nedrąsiai atturīgi; liekuļoti kautrīgi sangat pendiam preutsuskyldig, blåøyd, kokett skromnie با وقار recatadamente cu sfială скромно s rezervou zadržano smerno allvarligt, fromt, med spelat allvar อย่างเคร่งขรึม utangaç bir şekilde, çekine çekine 嫻靜地 скромно; стримано نمائشی طور پر mang tính e lệ 娴静地

deˈmureness noun

sedigheid, preutsheid إحْتِشام скромност recato zdrženlivost, rezervovanost die Gesetztheit ærbarhed; dydighed σεμνότητα, συστολήrecato, modestia tagasihoidlikkus وقار؛ سنگینی kainous modestieצניעות शर्मीलापन smjernost, suzdržanost illedelmesség, kiegyensúlyozottság kesopanan (uppgerðar)lítillæti, hógværð discrezione, modestia ねこかぶり 조심스러움, 얌전함 kuklumas atturība; liekuļota kautrība sifat pendiam preutsheiduskyldighet, blåøydhet, uskyldsmineskromność محجوب، دروند، سنګين، باوقار، هغه چه اصلا سنګين نه وى خو دا ښكاره كوى چه سنګين دى recato modestie (prefăcută) скромность (predstieraná) skromnosť zadržanost smernost [spelat] allvar ความเคร่งขรึม utangaçlık, çekingenlik 莊重 скромність; стриманість حیاداری وغیرہ sự e lệ 庄重

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