(affectedly demure)

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• Demure — De*mure , a. [Perh. from OF. de murs (i. e., de bonnes murs of good manners); de of + murs, mours, meurs, mors, F. m?urs, fr. L. mores (sing. mos) manners, morals (see {Moral}); or more prob. fr. OF. me[ u]r, F. m[^u]r mature, ripe (see {Mature}) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• demure — [di myoor′] adj. [ME demur < de (prob. intens.) + mur < OFr mëur, ripe, mature < L maturus, MATURE] 1. decorous; modest; reserved 2. affectedly modest or shy; coy SYN. SHY1 demurely adv. demureness n …   English World dictionary

• demure — demurely, adv. demureness, n. /di myoor /, adj., demurer, demurest. 1. characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved. 2. affectedly or coyly decorous, sober, or sedate. [1350 1400; ME dem(e)ur(e) well mannered, grave < AF demuré, ptp. of demurer …   Universalium

• demure — adj. (demurer, demurest) 1 composed, quiet, and reserved; modest. 2 affectedly shy and quiet; coy. 3 decorous (a demure high collar). Derivatives: demurely adv. demureness n. Etymology: ME, perh. f. AF demureacute f. OF demoreacute past part. of… …   Useful english dictionary

• demure — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. reserved, modest 2. affectedly modest, reserved, or serious ; coy • demurely adverb • demureness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• demure — a. 1. Affectedly modest, prudish, overmodest, putting on shyness or coyness. 2. Sober, sedate, grave, modest, coy, downcast …   New dictionary of synonyms

• demure — de•mure [[t]dɪˈmyʊər[/t]] adj. mur•er, mur•est 1) characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved 2) affectedly or coyly decorous or sedate • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME dem(e) ur(e) well mannered, grave de•mure′ly, adv. de•mure′ness, n. syn: See… …   From formal English to slang

• demure — /dəˈmjuə / (say duh myoohuh), / ˈmjʊə/ (say myoouh) adjective (demurer, demurest) 1. affectedly or unnaturally modest, decorous, or prim. 2. sober; serious; sedate; decorous. {Middle English, from Old French meur grave, ripe, from Latin mātūrus… …  

• coquettish — /koʊˈkɛtɪʃ/ (say koh ketish) adjective affectedly demure and appealing; coy; arch. {coquett(e) + ish1} –coquettishly, adverb –coquettishness, noun …  

• coy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bashful, reserved; chary; shrinking, shy, demure, retiring; coquettish. See modesty. Ant., forward, bold. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bashful, shy, demure, coquettish; see flirtatious , humble 1 .… …   English dictionary for students

• shy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bashful, reserved, retiring, demure; cautious, suspicious, wary; timid, skittish, fearful; short, lacking. See modesty, fear, incompleteness. Ant., forward, brash, incautious. v. start, recoil. See… …   English dictionary for students