Demure Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Demure

Learn about the word Demure to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Demure definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Demure

Demure Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Demure? [adj] affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way Synonyms \| Synonyms for Demure: coy \| modest \| overmodest Related Terms \| Find terms related to Demure: backward \| bashful \| censorious \| close \| confused \| conscious \| coy \| decent \| decorous \| diffident \| earnest \| formal \| frowning \| grave \| grim \| grim-faced \| grim-visaged \| hidebound \| inarticulate \| long-faced \| mid-Victorian \| modest \| mousy \| narrow \| nice \| old-maidish \| overmodest \| priggish \| prim \| proper \| prudish \| puritanical \| Quakerish \| reserved \| reticent \| retiring \| sanctimonious \| sedate \| seemly \| self-conscious \| serious \| shamefaced \| shamefast \| shy \| silent \| skittish \| smug \| sober \| sober-minded \| sobersided \| solemn \| somber \| staid \| stammering \| stiff-necked \| stone-faced \| straight-faced \| straitlaced \| stuffy \| thoughtful \| timid \| timorous \| unassertive \| unassured \| unsmiling \| Victorian \| weighty See Also \| Demure In Webster's Dictionary \Demure"\, 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}) 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. Sober, steadfast, and demure. --Milton. 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. 2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity. A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had been neither life nor soul in her. --L'Estrange. Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her head. --Miss Mitford. \Demure"\, v. i. To look demurely. [Obs.] --Shak.

Demure Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Demure?

[adj] affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

Synonyms | Synonyms for Demure: coy | modest | overmodest

See Also |

Demure In Webster's Dictionary

\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}) 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.

         Sober, steadfast, and demure.         --Milton.

         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.

2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of
   gravity.

         A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had
         been neither life nor soul in her.    --L'Estrange.

         Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and
         coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her
         head.                                 --Miss
                                               Mitford.


\De*mure"\, v. i.
To look demurely. [Obs.] --Shak.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Browse ‐ the act of feeding by continual nibbling [n] reading superficially…
Genus sciaena ‐ type genus of the…
Jawless fish ‐ eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including…
Scarlet bush ‐ handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers;…
Coevals ‐ all the people living at the same time or of approximately the…
Rotary converter ‐ electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that…
Chimonanthus ‐ small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant…
Bodhisattva ‐ Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to…
Pumpkin vine ‐ a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy…
Genus cacatua ‐ a genus of…