demure[adjective]Synonyms: shy, diffident, modest, reserved, reticent, retiring, sedate, unassuming
Contrasted words: impertinent, intrusive, meddlesome, obtrusive, officious, brash, forward, unbashful, unretiring
Related Words: decent,
decorous,
nice,
proper,
seemly,
prim,
earnest,
serious,
solemn,
close,
reserved,
reticent,
silent [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧mure /dɪˈmjʊə $ -ˈmjʊr/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: 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. demure clothes do not show much of a woman’s body:
a demure white dress—demurely adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲