demureness
1Demureness — De*mure ness (d[ e]*m[=u]r n[e^]s), n. The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty. [1913 Webster] …
2demureness — index propriety (correctness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3demureness — demure ► ADJECTIVE (demurer, demurest) ▪ (of a woman) reserved, modest, and shy. DERIVATIVES demurely adverb demureness noun. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French demourer remain, stay , influenced by mur grave …
4demureness — noun see demure …
5demureness — See demurely. * * * …
6demureness — noun The state or quality of being demure …
7demureness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress: diffidence, modesty, reticence, self effacement. See RESTRAINT …
8demureness — de mure·ness || nɪs n. reservedness; modesty; composedness, soberness …
9demureness — de·mure·ness …
10demureness — noun 1. the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum • Derivationally related forms: ↑demure • Hypernyms: ↑modesty, ↑reserve 2. the affectation of being demure in a provocative way • Syn: ↑coyness …
