demureness
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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.
[Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman (influenced by Old French mur, meur, mature, serious), past participle of demurer, to delay, wait; see demur.]
de·mure′ly adv.
de·mure′ness n.
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Noun | 1. | demureness - the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum |
2. | demureness - the affectation of being demure in a provocative way affectedness - the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) |
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demureness
nounReserve in speech, behavior, or dress:
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Translations
إحْتِشام
rezervovanostzdrženlivost
ærbarheddydighed
illedelmességkiegyensúlyozottság
lítillæti, hógværî
skromnosť
çekingenlikutangaçlık
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demureness
n → Sittsamkeit f
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demure
(diˈmjuə) adjective quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively). She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.
deˈmurely adverbdeˈmureness noun
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