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demure
(encz) | demure,ostýchavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
demure
(encz) | demure,plachý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
demure
(encz) | demure,stydlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Demure
(gcide) | Demure \De*mure"\, v. i.
To look demurely. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Demure
(gcide) | Demure \De*mure"\ (d[-e]*m[=u]r"), a. [Perh. from OF. de murs
(i. e., de bonnes murs of good manners); de of + murs, mours,
meurs, mors, F. m[oe]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) in a phrase preceded by
de, as de m[^u]re conduite of mature conduct.]
1. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in
bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
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Sober, steadfast, and demure. --Milton.
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Nan was very much delighted in her demure way, and
that delight showed itself in her face and in her
clear bright eyes. --W. Black.
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2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of
gravity.
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A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had
been neither life nor soul in her. --L'Estrange.
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Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and
coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her
head. --Miss
Mitford.
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demure
(wn) | demure
adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or
provocative way [syn: coy, demure, overmodest] |
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demurely
(encz) | demurely,stydlivě adv: Zdeněk Broždemurely,zdrženlivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
demureness
(encz) | demureness,ostýchavost n: Zdeněk Broždemureness,zdrženlivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Demure
(gcide) | Demure \De*mure"\, v. i.
To look demurely. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Demure \De*mure"\ (d[-e]*m[=u]r"), a. [Perh. from OF. de murs
(i. e., de bonnes murs of good manners); de of + murs, mours,
meurs, mors, F. m[oe]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) in a phrase preceded by
de, as de m[^u]re conduite of mature conduct.]
1. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in
bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
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Sober, steadfast, and demure. --Milton.
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Nan was very much delighted in her demure way, and
that delight showed itself in her face and in her
clear bright eyes. --W. Black.
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2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of
gravity.
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A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had
been neither life nor soul in her. --L'Estrange.
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Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and
coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her
head. --Miss
Mitford.
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Demurely
(gcide) | Demurely \De*mure"ly\, adv.
In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with
a mere show of gravity or modesty.
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They . . . looked as demurely as they could; for 't was
a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably. --Dryden.
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Demureness
(gcide) | 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.
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demurely
(wn) | demurely
adv 1: in a demure manner; "the army girl, tall and demurely
pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her" |
demureness
(wn) | demureness
n 1: the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum
2: the affectation of being demure in a provocative way [syn:
coyness, demureness] |
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