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2 demureness
s.1 gazmoñería, modestia afectada o verdadera, seriedad, gravedad de aspecto.2 recato, comedimiento. -
3 coyness
noun timidezn.• esquivez s.f.• recato s.m.• timidez s.f.['kɔɪnɪs]N1) (=demureness) timidez f ; pej (=coquettishness) coquetería f -
4 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 -
5 primness
См. также в других словарях:
Demureness — De*mure ness (d[ e]*m[=u]r n[e^]s), n. The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demureness — index propriety (correctness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
demureness — 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
demureness — noun see demure … New Collegiate Dictionary
demureness — See demurely. * * * … Universalium
demureness — noun The state or quality of being demure … Wiktionary
demureness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress: diffidence, modesty, reticence, self effacement. See RESTRAINT … English dictionary for students
demureness — de mure·ness || nɪs n. reservedness; modesty; composedness, soberness … English contemporary dictionary
demureness — de·mure·ness … English syllables
demureness — noun 1. the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum • Derivationally related forms: ↑demure • Hypernyms: ↑modesty, ↑reserve 2. the affectation of being demure in a provocative way • Syn: ↑coyness … Useful english dictionary
modesty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Timidity Nouns modesty; humility; diffidence, timidity, bashfulness; shyness, unobtrusiveness; shame; reserve, constraint; demureness. Verbs 1. be modest, retire, give way to, retire into one s shell,… … English dictionary for students