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- Dictionaryde·mure/dəˈmyo͝or/
adjective
- 1. reserved, modest, and shy (typically used of a woman): "a demure young lady"
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The meaning of DEMURE is reserved, modest. How to use demure in a sentence. Did you know?
( especially of women) quiet and well behaved: She gave him a demure smile. Compare. coy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Calm and relaxed. (as) cool as a cucumber idiom. at (your) leisure idiom. be at peace with the world idiom. biddable. calmly. easy-going. equilibrium. fluidly. free-flowing. gaily. peaceably. peacefully.
Demure is a word you don't hear a lot these days, but it used to be a huge compliment for a woman or a girl, for them to be considered shy and quiet and modest. The word demure comes from an French term that means "sober, grave, or serious."
Demure definition: characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.. See examples of DEMURE used in a sentence.
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. [ approval ] She's very demure and sweet.
Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty. A demure smile; a demure outfit. American Heritage. Affectedly modest or shy; coy. Webster's New World. Synonyms: self-effacing. retiring. bashful. shy. modest. backward. diffident. coy. timid. overmodest. decorous. unassertive. staid. sober.
demure. (usually of a woman or a girl) behaving in a quiet, shy way that does not attract attention synonym modest. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Jun 6, 2024 · demure ( comparative demurer, superlative demurest) (usually of women) Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious . She is a demure young lady. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.
1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior. 2. Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty: a demure smile; a demure outfit. [Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman (influenced by Old French mur, meur, mature, serious ), past participle of demurer, to delay, wait; see demur .] de·mure′ly adv. de·mure′ness n.
