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Definition of Demure
1. Adjective. Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
Definition of Demure
1. a. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
2. v. i. To look demurely.
Definition of Demure
1. Adjective. Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To look demurely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Demure
1. shy and modest [adj -MURER, -MUREST] : DEMURELY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demure
Literary usage of Demure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Select Glossary of English Words Used Formerly in Senses Different from by Richard Chenevix Trench (1865)
"demure, ) Used by our earlier writers without ... On the contrary the ' demure'
was the truly modest and virtuous and good. It is one of the many words to ..."
2. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"... not only in the extremity, but the The girls were the prettiest demure little
immodesty of the fashion. It is her mother's I nuns you ever saw, ..."
3. Memoirs of a Great Detective: Incidents in the Life of John Wilson Murray by John Wilson Murray (1905)
"LXXII demure KATE PENDER OF EMSDALE MANY a country town in Canada boasts, among
the other triumphs of its ... The village milliner was Kate Pender, demure, ..."
4. Campaign Sketches of the War with Mexico by William Seaton Henry (1847)
"The greatest curiosities in this country are the sober, demure, honest donkeys;
they are part and parcel of the poor Mexican; as much so as the pig of the ..."
5. History of the Commonwealth of England: From Its Commencement, to the by William Godwin (1828)
"THE PEOPLE DIVIDED INTO THE HUMOROUS AND THE demure. THE NOBLE AND RICH UNFRIENDLY
TO CROMWEL. RELIGIOUS AND MORAL CHARACTER OF THE PROTECTOR. ..."
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