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1 demure
di'mjuə(quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) recatado- demurely- demureness
tr[dɪ'mjʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (person) recatado,-a; (behaviour) tímido,-a, discreto,-ademure [di'mjʊr] adj: recatado, modesto♦ demurely advadj.• formal adj.• gazmoñero, -a adj.• grave adj.• modesto, -a adj.• recatado, -a adj.• serio, -a adj.dɪ'mjʊr, dɪ'mjʊə(r)adjective recatado[dɪ'mjʊǝ(r)]ADJ [person] (=modest) recatado; (=coy) tímido y algo coqueto; [clothing, appearance] recatado* * *[dɪ'mjʊr, dɪ'mjʊə(r)]adjective recatado -
2 demure
adj.1 recatado(a).2 comedido, modesto, recatado, reservado. -
3 recatado
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4 coy
koi((pretending to be) shy: She gave her brother's friend a coy smile.) tímido, reservado, evasivo- coyly- coyness
tr[kɔɪ]coy ['kɔɪ] adj1) shy: tímido, cohibido2) coquettish: coquetoadj.• modesto, -a adj.• recatado, -a adj.• tímido, -a adj.kɔɪ[kɔɪ]ADJ (compar coyer) (superl coyest)1) (=demure) [person, smile] tímido; pej (=coquettish) coqueta, coquetón2) (=evasive) esquivo, reticente* * *[kɔɪ] -
5 Coy
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6 maidenly
adj.• pudoroso, -a adj.• virginal adj.['meɪdnlɪ]ADJ (=virginal) virginal; (=demure) recatado, modesto -
7 modest
'modist1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) modesto2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) recatado3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) pequeño, moderado•- modestly- modesty
modest adj modestotr['mɒdɪst]1 (person - unassuming) modesto,-a, humilde; (- shy) tímido,-a2 (not large - house, income, etc) modesto,-a; (- improvement, increase) - modesto,-a; (- price) módico,-a; (- demand, ambition) moderado,-a; (- rise, success) discreto,-a, moderado,-amodest ['mɑdəst] adj1) humble: modesto2) demure: recatado, pudoroso3) moderate: modesto, moderado♦ modestly advadj.• honesto, -a adj.• moderado, -a adj.• modesto, -a adj.• pudibundo, -a adj.• pudoroso, -a adj.• púdico, -a adj.• recatado, -a adj.n.• modestia s.f.'mɑːdəst, 'mɒdɪsta) ( not boastful) <person/remark> modestob) <income/gift> modesto; < improvement> moderado, pequeño; < success> moderadoc) ( chaste) pudoroso, púdico['mɒdɪst]ADJ1) (=humble) modestodon't be so modest! — ¡no seas tan modesto!
2) (=small) [garden, income] modesto, pequeño; [amount, sum] módico, modesto; [increase, improvement, reform] moderado3) (=chaste, proper) [person, clothes] púdico, recatado* * *['mɑːdəst, 'mɒdɪst]a) ( not boastful) <person/remark> modestob) <income/gift> modesto; < improvement> moderado, pequeño; < success> moderadoc) ( chaste) pudoroso, púdico -
8 prim
prim((of a person, behaviour etc) too formal and correct: a prim manner; a prim old lady.) formal, remilgado- primly- primness
tr[prɪm]1 (stiffly formal) remilgado,-a, formal; (prudish) gazmoño,-a■ prim and proper remilgado,-a1) prissy: remilgado2) prudish: mojigato, gazmoñoadj.• estirado, -a adj.• etiquetero, -a adj.• relamido, -a adj.• remilgado, -a adj.prɪmadjective -mer, -mestb) ( neat) cuidado[prɪm]ADJ (compar primmer) (superl primmest) (also: prim and proper) (=formal) formal, estirado; (=demure) remilgado, cursi; (=prudish) mojigato, gazmoño* * *[prɪm]adjective -mer, -mestb) ( neat) cuidado -
9 recatada
recatado,-a adjetivo modest, 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
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Demure — De*mure , v. i. To look demurely. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demure — index diffident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
démuré — démuré, ée (dé mu ré, rée) part. passé. Une porte murée, puis démurée … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
demure — [adj] reserved, affected backward, bashful, blushing, close, coy, decorous, diffident, earnest, humble, modest, nice, prim, prissy, proper, prudish, reticent, retiring, sedate, serious, shy, silent, skittish, sober, solemn, staid, strait laced,… … New thesaurus
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 … English terms dictionary
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 — [[t]dɪmjʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly. She s very demure and… … English dictionary
demure — UK [dɪˈmjʊə(r)] / US [dɪˈmjʊr] adjective Word forms demure : adjective demure comparative demurer superlative demurest a) a demure woman is quiet and shy and always behaves well b) used about a woman s behaviour or the clothes that she wears a… … English dictionary
demure — de|mure [dıˈmjuə US ˈmjur] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: demoré, past participle of demorer; DEMUR] 1.) quiet, serious, and well behaved used especially about women in the past ▪ Old photos of Maggie show her young and demure. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English