demurest
Meaning of demurest
adjective, superlative adjective
- reserved, modest, and shy (typically used of a woman).
a demure young lady
Antonia was pensive and demure
late Middle English (in the sense ‘sober, serious, reserved’): perhaps from Old French demoure, past participle of demourer ‘remain’ (see demur); influenced by Old French mur ‘grave’, from Latin maturus ‘ripe or mature’. The sense ‘reserved, shy’ dates from the late 17th century.
Information about demurest
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of demurest
de-murest
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- demurest is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
demurest synonyms
Meaning (of clothing) not revealing or emphasizing a person's figure:
Meaning not pretentious or arrogant; modest:
Meaning quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive:
Meaning not severe, serious, or harsh:
Meaning slow to reveal emotion or opinions:
Meaning shy and fond of being on one's own:
Meaning making little or no noise:
Meaning nervous or timid in the company of other people:
Meaning reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy:
Meaning modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence:
Meaning not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily:
Meaning showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened:
Meaning showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence:
Meaning becoming smaller in size or amount:
Meaning (especially with reference to a woman) making a pretence of shyness or modesty which is intended to be alluring:
Meaning in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained:
Meaning conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour:
Meaning conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste; decorous:
Meaning appropriate for or typical of a well-bred, decorous woman or girl:
Meaning regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct:
Meaning according to or respecting social standards or conventions; respectable, especially excessively so:
Meaning chaste (typically used of a woman):
Meaning not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material:
Meaning free from moral wrong; not corrupted:
Meaning relating to or appropriate to a maiden; demure:
Meaning being, relating to, or appropriate for a virgin:
Meaning abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse:
Meaning not affected by alcohol; not drunk:
Meaning calm, dignified, and unhurried:
Meaning sedate, respectable, and unadventurous:
Meaning feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper; stiffly correct:
Meaning self-righteously moralistic and superior:
Meaning fussily and excessively respectable:
Meaning having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with sexual propriety:
Meaning having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex:
Meaning extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend:
Meaning (of food or diet) containing a lot of starch:
Meaning anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way:
Meaning having the shape or approximate shape of a square:
Meaning having left one's job and ceased to work:
demurest antonyms
Meaning bold and without shame:
Meaning (of a person or their conduct) characterized by or showing a lack of shame; barefaced or brazen:
Anagrams of demurest
Words that rhyme with demurest
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