demure (redirected from demurest)

de·mure  (d-myr)

adj. de·mur·er, de·mur·est

1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.

2. Affectedly shy, modest, or reserved. See Synonyms at shy¹.

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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·murely adv.

de·mureness n.

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demure [dɪˈmjʊə]

adj

1. sedate; decorous; reserved

2. affectedly modest or prim; coy

[perhaps from Old French demorer to delay, linger; perhaps influenced by meur ripe, mature]

demurely  adv

demureness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

demure - affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way coy, overmodest modest - not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

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demure

adjective

1. shy (usually used of a young woman) reserved, modest, retiring, reticent, unassuming, diffident, decorous She's very demure and sweet.
shy forward, brash, brazen, shameless, impudent, immodest

2. coy, prim, bashful, prudish, prissy (informal), strait-laced, affected, priggish, niminy-piminy a demure frumpy middle-aged librarian

Translations

demure [dɪˈmjʊəʳ] ADJ [person] (= modest) → recatado; (= coy) → tímido y algo coqueto; [clothing, appearance] → recatado
in a demure little voice → en tono dulce y algo coqueta

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demure [dɪˈmjʊə^r] adj

(= quiet and shy) [girl] → discret/ète

[clothes] → sobre

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demure

adj (+er) → sittsam

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demure [dɪˈmjʊəʳ] adj (girl) → pieno/a di contegno; (smile) → contegnoso/a

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demure [dɪˈmjʊəʳ] adj (girl) → pieno/a di contegno; (smile) → contegnoso/a

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demure

adj demure [diˈmjuə]

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 zdrženlivý, upejpavý ærbar; dydig gesetzt σεμνός, συνεσταλμένος recatado (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, preuts uskyldig, litt kokett, blåøyd skromny recatado sfios, rezervat скромный zdržanlivý zadržan smeran [] allvarlig, from, blyg[], 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

adv deˈmurely

sedig, heilig باْحتِشام скромно zdrženlivě, rezervovaně ærbart; dydigt gesetzt 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 preuts uskyldig, blåøyd, kokett skromnie 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

n deˈmureness

sedigheid, preutsheid إحْتِشام скромност zdrženlivost, rezervovanost ærbarhed; dydighed die Gesetztheit σεμνότητα, συστολή recato, modestia tagasihoidlikkus وقار؛ سنگینی kainous modestie (affectée) צְנִיעוּת शर्मीलापन smjernost, suzdržanost illedelmesség, kiegyensúlyozottság kesopanan (uppgerðar)lítillæti, hógværð discrezione, modestia ねこかぶり 조심스러움, 얌전함 kuklumas atturība; liekuļota kautrība sifat pendiam preutsheid uskyldighet, blåøydhet, uskyldsmine skromność recato modestie (prefăcută) скромность (predstieraná) skromnosť zadržanost smernost [] allvar ความเคร่งขรึม utangaçlık, çekingenlik 莊重 скромність; стриманість حیاداری وغیرہ sự e lệ 庄重