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 Definitions of demure  [ɪˈmyʊər]  

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Definition of 'demure' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) demure
characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.

2.  demure
affectedly or coyly decorous or sedate.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME dem(e)ur(e) well-mannered, grave)

Definition of 'demure' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) coy, demure, overmodest
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way


Definition of 'demure' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) demure
of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave

2. (adj) demure
affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity

3. (verb) demure
to look demurely


Translation of 'demure' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively)
She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sedig, stemmig, besadig Arabic flag Arabic: مُحْتَشِم، مُتَظاهِر بالإ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: (престорено) скромен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: recatado Czech flag Czech: zdrženlivý, upejpavý German flag German: gesetzt
Danish flag Danish: ærbar; dydig Greek flag Greek: σεμνός, συνεσταλμένος Spanish flag Spanish: recatado
Estonian flag Estonian: (silmakirjalikult) tagasi Farsi flag Farsi: موقر؛ محجوب Finnish flag Finnish: kaino
French flag French: réservé Hebrew flag Hebrew: שְׁקֵטָה וּצנוּעָה Hindi flag Hindi: एतराज करना, आपत्ति करना
Croatian flag Croatian: stidljiv, suzdržljiv Hungarian flag Hungarian: illedelmes Indonesian flag Indonesian: pemalu
Icelandic flag Icelandic: feiminn, alvörugefinn; hl Italian flag Italian: discreto, modesto Japanese flag Japanese: 上品ぶった
Korean flag Korean: 조심스러운, 얌전한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kuklutis, nedrąsutis Latvian flag Latvian: atturīgs; liekuļoti kautr
Malay flag Malay: pendiam Dutch flag Dutch: ingetogen, preuts Norwegian flag Norwegian: uskyldig, litt kokett, bl
Polish flag Polish: skromny Persian flag Persian: موقر؛ محجوب Pashto flag Pashto: محجوب، دروند، سنګين، باوق
Portuguese flag Portuguese: recatado Romanian flag Romanian: sfios, rezervat Russian flag Russian: скромный
Slovak flag Slovak: zdržanlivý Slovenian flag Slovenian: zadržan Serbian flag Serbian: smeran
Swedish flag Swedish: [tillgjort] allvarlig, fr Thai flag Thai: เคร่งขรึม; อาย Turkish flag Turkish: utangaç, ağırbaşlı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 嫻靜的,古板地,端莊的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: скромний; стриманий Urdu flag Urdu: خاموش ، حیادار ، شرمیلا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nhút nhát Chinese flag Chinese: 娴静的,古板地,端庄的

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