demurenessn.
/dɪˈmjʊənɪs/ The state or quality of being demure.
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the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun]
simplesse1340
methec1390
simplenessc1400
demurity1483
demureness?1518
modestness1546
modesty1553
unaspiringness1681
unpretendingness1701
unassumingness1768
unostentatiousness1807
unpresumingness1837
unpretentiousness1855
unassertiveness1934
the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [noun]
earnestOE
sadnessc1350
serious1440
seriouste1440
demurity1483
seriosity?a1505
gravity1509
demureness?1518
seriousness1530
solemness1530
sobriety1548
staidness1561
graveness1577
gravidad1641
earnestness1670
substantialness1683
solemnity1712
smilelessness1844
unsmilingness1873
humourlessness1890
straightfacedness1982
?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Hivv With all demurenesse, behaue the in the same As nat led by malyce: but rather of good loue.
1582 Bible (Rheims) 1 Tim. ii. 9 In like maner women also in comely attire: with demurenesse and sobrietie adorning themselves.
1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 349 A most supercilious demurenesse and affected zelotry.
1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. vii. 157 The prim demureness of her looks.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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