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1 demure
adjective1) (affectedly quiet and serious) betont zurückhaltend* * *[di'mjuə](quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) gesetzt- academic.ru/86076/demurely">demurely- demureness* * *de·mure[dɪˈmjʊəʳ, AM -ˈmjʊr]1. (shy) [sehr] schüchtern, zurückhaltendshe gave him a \demure smile sie lächelte ihm schüchtern zu2. (composed and reserved) gesetzt* * *[dɪ'mjʊə(r)]adj (+er)sittsam* * *demure [dıˈmjʊə(r)] adj (adv demurely)1. zimperlich, geziert, spröde2. prüde, sittsam3. gesetzt, ernst, zurückhaltend* * *adjective1) (affectedly quiet and serious) betont zurückhaltend2) (grave, composed) ernst; gesetzt [Benehmen]* * *adj.zimperlich adj. -
2 demure
1) ( shy) [sehr] schüchtern, zurückhaltend;she gave him a \demure smile sie lächelte ihm schüchtern zu2) ( composed and reserved) gesetzt -
3 prim
adjective1) spröde, steif [Person]2) (prudish) zimperlich; prüde* * *[prim]- academic.ru/90448/primly">primly- primness* * *<- mm->[prɪm]adj ( pej: stiffly formal) steif, spröde; (prudish) prüde; (neat) house mustergültig, untadelig; clothes strengto be \prim and proper etepetete sein fam* * *[prɪm]adj (+er)1) etepetete pred (inf); woman, manner steif, prüde; mouth, expression verkniffen; (= prudish) prüde2) (= neat) clothes sittsam, züchtig; house untadelig, mustergültig; furnishings steif; (= demure) person sittsam, züchtig* * *prim [prım]A adj (adv primly)1. (pedantisch) sauber, ordentlich2. steif, formell3. affektiert, gekünstelt4. spröde, geziert, zimperlichB v/t den Mund, das Gesicht affektiert verziehen* * *adjective1) spröde, steif [Person]prim and proper — etepetete (ugs.)
2) (prudish) zimperlich; prüde -
4 álszemérmes
(DE) Zimperliese {e}; prüde; (EN) demure; grundified; prude -
5 higgadt
(DE) angesammelt; ernüchtert; ernüchtertes; friedliches; gelassen; gesetzt; mildes; seelenruhig; (EN) calmy; collected; composed; cool-headed; demure; disimpassioned; equal; even tempered; even-tempered; impassible; imperturbable; level-headed; philosophic; philosophical; piacid; placid; quiescent; sedate; self-collected; self-composed; self-possessed; serene; sober; sober-blooded; staid; stoic; stoical; unperturbed; unruffled -
6 illedelmes
(DE) anständlich; artig; manierlich; schicklich; züchtig; züchtige; sittig; wohlanständig; (EN) comely; decent; decorous; demure; mannered; proper; well-behaved; well-beseeming; well-conducted; well-mannered -
7 kiegyensúlyozott
(DE) ausgeglichen; ausgewuchtet; apollinisch; (EN) balanced; consistent; demure; equal; equanimous; even temper; even tempered; level; level-headed; steady; unbiased; unbiassed; well-balanced -
8 komoly
(DE) bedenklich; ernst; ernsthaft; seriös; solemn; solid; solide; (EN) businesslike; civil; demure; earnest; grave; intense; sedate; serious; severe; sincere; sober; sober-minded; sober-sided; solemn; some; staid; stern; thoughtful -
9 negédes
(EN) demure; mincing; namby-pamby -
10 szerény
(DE) Unaufdringlichkeit; anspruchslos; bescheiden; demütigend; dezent; diskret; genügsam; modest; (EN) austere; demure; discreet; discrete; exiguous; frugal; have no side; homely; humble; inglorious; low-pitched; lowly; meek; moderate; modest; sedate; unambitious; unassertive; unassuming; unbeauteous; unboasting; unimportant; unobtrusive; unpresuming; unpresumptuous; unpretending; unpretentious -
11 tartózkodó
(DE) Temperenzler {r}; Unaufdringlichkeit; gemessen; unaufdringlich; zurückhaltend; (EN) aloof; buttoned-up; chaste; close; cold; contained; demure; distant; dry; guarded; ikey; offish; reserved; resident; residentiary; reticent; retiring; self-contained; self-restrained; shy; stand-off; stand-offish; standoffish; undemonstrative; unexpansive; unobtrusive; unresponsive
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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 — (adj.) late 14c. (early 14c. as a surname), from O.Fr. meur mature, fully grown, ripe, hence discreet, from L. maturus mature (see MATURE (Cf. mature) (v.)) [OED]. The de in this word is of uncertain meaning. Or possibly from Anglo Fr. demuré… … Etymology dictionary
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