Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Demureness; decorum.
- noun An impersonation of demureness; one who behaves demurely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Demureness; also, one who is demure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic
demureness
Etymologies
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demure + -ity?
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Examples
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Although to those who knew her there were certain unusual signs of demurity in her expression and demeanour in the early part of the evening, she presented
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