Demure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
  • adj. Affectedly shy, modest, or reserved. See Synonyms at shy1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious.
  • v. To look demurely.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
  • adj. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
  • verb-intransitive. To look demurely.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Sober; grave; modest; formally decorous: as, a demure look.
  • Affectedly modest; making a demonstration of gravity or decorum.
  • To look with reserve or bashfulness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  • Equivalent
    modest   
    Form
    demureness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    staid    grave    objection    sober    proper    modest    object    quiet    reserved   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baldur    Bloor    Moor    Moore    Muir    Ruhr    Ur    allure    assure    bonjour   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    prim    downcast    sedate    modest    girlish    sober    shy    meek    apologetic    placid