Definition of demure in English:

demure

adjectivedemurer, demurest dɪˈmjɔːdɪˈmjʊədəˈmjʊr

1(of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and shy.
I shared a compartment with a child and his demure governess
Example sentencesExamples
- How could she be so demure one second, and such a raging animal the next?
- The one person who evokes sympathy is Bruce's demure wife.
- I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar.
- Pierre's own Chagall in this show is a Paris canvas of 1911, The betrothed, an evocation of the artist's fiancée in Russia dressed as a demure veiled bride.
- She approached them steadily, trying to remember to be a demure and proper young lady.
- I mean, I thought I'd get nice, small questions from quiet, demure girls that would be too shy to ask anything, really.
- They were all speechless, ignoring the delicious food before them, and watched the demure girl glide across the floor towards the zither.
- She was the lone female wrestler of the evening but she was not your average demure lady.
- Beatrice was demure, reserved, enjoyed those tedious dinner parties of state, and seemed content to spend her afternoons bent over needlework.
- The small demure woman who had taken her letter led Miri through a narrow hallway, which sloped downward and seemed to shrink as they progressed down it.
- One otherwise perfectly demure woman jumped onto a chair, gesturing frantically.
- The wife of the first son is demure and timid, but the wife of the second son answers back to the cousin.
- We saw them transformed from calm, demure ladies to bears protecting their cubs when the neighborhood bully was on our heels.
- A short, demure girl stepped away from the teacher, her hands nervously clasped in front of her.
- She taught her how to act polite, demure, obedient and respectful.
- He had heard it said that her innocent demeanour combined with her intelligent mind made her a refreshing change from mindlessly demure damsels.
- The long skirts, the burkhas, the demure looks, the curled tresses, the composure, the sensuality, the shy glance - these are all so hauntingly remindful of a bygone era.
- Dårlig is a small, white slip behind him, radiant, demure, almost embarrassed by the attention she and her husband are receiving.
- Piper had always been perceived as demure, innocent, sweet.
- Rivka's desire is rebellious and demonstrates a strong will hidden beyond a demure and feminine modesty.
Synonyms
modest, unassuming, meek, mild, reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, bashful, diffident, reticent, timid, timorous, shrinking
coy
decorous, decent, seemly, ladylike, respectable, proper, virtuous, pure, innocent, maidenly, virginal, chaste
sober, sedate, staid, prim, prim and proper, priggish, prissy, prudish, goody-goody, strait-laced, puritanical, old-maidish
informal straight, starchy, uptight, square
archaic retired
1. 1.1 (of clothing) lending a modest appearance.
  a demure white lace cap
  Example sentencesExamples
  On that occasion she relentlessly scrounged, albeit in a sweetly demure fashion, cigarettes from all and sundry, suggesting a certain profligacy towards other people's property.
  She's wearing a green plaid top, rather like the top half of a business suit, that manages to be both demure and revealing.
  Sure she was wiry, but her businesslike combination of grey slacks and white blouse suggested someone quite demure.
  A demure figure in gloves and lace-trimmed dress, the queen is rising from her throne, revealing a small foot.
  Judith's virtue is indicated by the demure clothing and veil that cover her from head to toe while Holofernes, in contrast, is almost naked.
  Today his shirt is a demure cream colour, and his pants are beige, with a funny cut from two generations ago.
  Anne, looking demure in a little black dress, took the microphone in front of a backdrop advertising Herriot Country to thank voters for her increased majority.
  Delicious and demure the dress is successfully re-mastered in a season where soft femininity is the story of the day.
  The dress was made of white Duchesse satin and had a form-fitting bodice with a demure boat neckline.
  Sipping a coffee and wearing a demure blue shirt, she does not look like a woman who has influenced a world leader.
  While she wore a modest and demure navy blue business suit, it was readily apparent that she was quite a lovely lady.
  Was I supposed to find something appropriately frilly and covered in sequins, or should I wear something demure and modest?
  While the red dress was provocative and outrageous, this dress was demure and conservative, not exposing much of anything.
  Above the demure neckline of the simply cut dress, the girl's face was a pale oval.
  Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace.
  It had straps, so it showed a bit of her shoulders, but the dress was demure.

Derivatives

demurely

adverb dɪˈmjʊəlidɪˈmjɔːlidəˈmjʊrli

You can be demurely sipping a cup of tea on the veranda of the old Moana Hotel, or boldly practicing your marksmanship at the Royal Hawaiian Shooting Club.
Example sentencesExamples
- He had originally proposed an idea for a tamer programme, aimed at a young audience but with contestants sitting demurely on a sofa answering general knowledge questions.
- She kissed him goodbye demurely, and he tipped his hat and set off with a swagger and a too tight gold band on his little finger.
- The girls are all demurely dressed in pleated navy blue skirts with pale blue and white sailor tops.
- Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, resides demurely in the shadow cast by its more flamboyant sister city, Sydney.

demureness

noun dɪˈmjʊənəsdɪˈmjɔːnəsdəˈmjʊrnəs

So, she hid her femininity behind demureness, read her poems with eyes downcast and scuttled back to the safe haven of domesticity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Is it some kind of attempt at demureness and modesty?
- ‘Hello Mark… ‘she said lowering her eyed in fake demureness and smiling so that her dimples showed.’
- She seems to believe that a nun-like demureness equates to mystery and depth of character and walks around with her eyes permanently downcast, a small, irritatingly sly smile on her lips.
- Her costuming focuses on tight-fitting outfits that emphasize her figure while at the same time, in contrast, a full, loose hairstyle sometimes conveys demureness.

Origin

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.

Definition of demure in US English:

demure

adjectivedəˈmjʊrdəˈmyo͝or

1(of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy.
I shared a compartment with a child and his demure governess
Example sentencesExamples
- She approached them steadily, trying to remember to be a demure and proper young lady.
- I mean, I thought I'd get nice, small questions from quiet, demure girls that would be too shy to ask anything, really.
- Piper had always been perceived as demure, innocent, sweet.
- Beatrice was demure, reserved, enjoyed those tedious dinner parties of state, and seemed content to spend her afternoons bent over needlework.
- The wife of the first son is demure and timid, but the wife of the second son answers back to the cousin.
- The small demure woman who had taken her letter led Miri through a narrow hallway, which sloped downward and seemed to shrink as they progressed down it.
- I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar.
- The one person who evokes sympathy is Bruce's demure wife.
- A short, demure girl stepped away from the teacher, her hands nervously clasped in front of her.
- One otherwise perfectly demure woman jumped onto a chair, gesturing frantically.
- She taught her how to act polite, demure, obedient and respectful.
- Dårlig is a small, white slip behind him, radiant, demure, almost embarrassed by the attention she and her husband are receiving.
- How could she be so demure one second, and such a raging animal the next?
- The long skirts, the burkhas, the demure looks, the curled tresses, the composure, the sensuality, the shy glance - these are all so hauntingly remindful of a bygone era.
- We saw them transformed from calm, demure ladies to bears protecting their cubs when the neighborhood bully was on our heels.
- Rivka's desire is rebellious and demonstrates a strong will hidden beyond a demure and feminine modesty.
- She was the lone female wrestler of the evening but she was not your average demure lady.
- They were all speechless, ignoring the delicious food before them, and watched the demure girl glide across the floor towards the zither.
- Pierre's own Chagall in this show is a Paris canvas of 1911, The betrothed, an evocation of the artist's fiancée in Russia dressed as a demure veiled bride.
- He had heard it said that her innocent demeanour combined with her intelligent mind made her a refreshing change from mindlessly demure damsels.
Synonyms
modest, unassuming, meek, mild, reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, bashful, diffident, reticent, timid, timorous, shrinking
1. 1.1 (of clothing) lending a modest appearance.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Anne, looking demure in a little black dress, took the microphone in front of a backdrop advertising Herriot Country to thank voters for her increased majority.
  Sure she was wiry, but her businesslike combination of grey slacks and white blouse suggested someone quite demure.
  Today his shirt is a demure cream colour, and his pants are beige, with a funny cut from two generations ago.
  It had straps, so it showed a bit of her shoulders, but the dress was demure.
  Was I supposed to find something appropriately frilly and covered in sequins, or should I wear something demure and modest?
  Delicious and demure the dress is successfully re-mastered in a season where soft femininity is the story of the day.
  A demure figure in gloves and lace-trimmed dress, the queen is rising from her throne, revealing a small foot.
  Sipping a coffee and wearing a demure blue shirt, she does not look like a woman who has influenced a world leader.
  Judith's virtue is indicated by the demure clothing and veil that cover her from head to toe while Holofernes, in contrast, is almost naked.
  The dress was made of white Duchesse satin and had a form-fitting bodice with a demure boat neckline.
  She's wearing a green plaid top, rather like the top half of a business suit, that manages to be both demure and revealing.
  On that occasion she relentlessly scrounged, albeit in a sweetly demure fashion, cigarettes from all and sundry, suggesting a certain profligacy towards other people's property.
  Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace.
  Above the demure neckline of the simply cut dress, the girl's face was a pale oval.
  While she wore a modest and demure navy blue business suit, it was readily apparent that she was quite a lovely lady.
  While the red dress was provocative and outrageous, this dress was demure and conservative, not exposing much of anything.

Origin

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.

单词	demure
释义	Definition of demure in English: demure adjectivedemurer, demurest dɪˈmjɔːdɪˈmjʊədəˈmjʊr 1(of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and shy. I shared a compartment with a child and his demure governess Example sentencesExamples How could she be so demure one second, and such a raging animal the next? The one person who evokes sympathy is Bruce's demure wife. I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar. Pierre's own Chagall in this show is a Paris canvas of 1911, The betrothed, an evocation of the artist's fiancée in Russia dressed as a demure veiled bride. She approached them steadily, trying to remember to be a demure and proper young lady. I mean, I thought I'd get nice, small questions from quiet, demure girls that would be too shy to ask anything, really. They were all speechless, ignoring the delicious food before them, and watched the demure girl glide across the floor towards the zither. She was the lone female wrestler of the evening but she was not your average demure lady. Beatrice was demure, reserved, enjoyed those tedious dinner parties of state, and seemed content to spend her afternoons bent over needlework. The small demure woman who had taken her letter led Miri through a narrow hallway, which sloped downward and seemed to shrink as they progressed down it. One otherwise perfectly demure woman jumped onto a chair, gesturing frantically. The wife of the first son is demure and timid, but the wife of the second son answers back to the cousin. We saw them transformed from calm, demure ladies to bears protecting their cubs when the neighborhood bully was on our heels. A short, demure girl stepped away from the teacher, her hands nervously clasped in front of her. She taught her how to act polite, demure, obedient and respectful. He had heard it said that her innocent demeanour combined with her intelligent mind made her a refreshing change from mindlessly demure damsels. The long skirts, the burkhas, the demure looks, the curled tresses, the composure, the sensuality, the shy glance - these are all so hauntingly remindful of a bygone era. Dårlig is a small, white slip behind him, radiant, demure, almost embarrassed by the attention she and her husband are receiving. Piper had always been perceived as demure, innocent, sweet. Rivka's desire is rebellious and demonstrates a strong will hidden beyond a demure and feminine modesty. Synonyms modest, unassuming, meek, mild, reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, bashful, diffident, reticent, timid, timorous, shrinking coy decorous, decent, seemly, ladylike, respectable, proper, virtuous, pure, innocent, maidenly, virginal, chaste sober, sedate, staid, prim, prim and proper, priggish, prissy, prudish, goody-goody, strait-laced, puritanical, old-maidish informal straight, starchy, uptight, square archaic retired 1.1 (of clothing) lending a modest appearance. a demure white lace cap Example sentencesExamples On that occasion she relentlessly scrounged, albeit in a sweetly demure fashion, cigarettes from all and sundry, suggesting a certain profligacy towards other people's property. She's wearing a green plaid top, rather like the top half of a business suit, that manages to be both demure and revealing. Sure she was wiry, but her businesslike combination of grey slacks and white blouse suggested someone quite demure. A demure figure in gloves and lace-trimmed dress, the queen is rising from her throne, revealing a small foot. Judith's virtue is indicated by the demure clothing and veil that cover her from head to toe while Holofernes, in contrast, is almost naked. Today his shirt is a demure cream colour, and his pants are beige, with a funny cut from two generations ago. Anne, looking demure in a little black dress, took the microphone in front of a backdrop advertising Herriot Country to thank voters for her increased majority. Delicious and demure the dress is successfully re-mastered in a season where soft femininity is the story of the day. The dress was made of white Duchesse satin and had a form-fitting bodice with a demure boat neckline. Sipping a coffee and wearing a demure blue shirt, she does not look like a woman who has influenced a world leader. While she wore a modest and demure navy blue business suit, it was readily apparent that she was quite a lovely lady. Was I supposed to find something appropriately frilly and covered in sequins, or should I wear something demure and modest? While the red dress was provocative and outrageous, this dress was demure and conservative, not exposing much of anything. Above the demure neckline of the simply cut dress, the girl's face was a pale oval. Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace. It had straps, so it showed a bit of her shoulders, but the dress was demure. Derivatives demurely adverb dɪˈmjʊəlidɪˈmjɔːlidəˈmjʊrli You can be demurely sipping a cup of tea on the veranda of the old Moana Hotel, or boldly practicing your marksmanship at the Royal Hawaiian Shooting Club. Example sentencesExamples He had originally proposed an idea for a tamer programme, aimed at a young audience but with contestants sitting demurely on a sofa answering general knowledge questions. She kissed him goodbye demurely, and he tipped his hat and set off with a swagger and a too tight gold band on his little finger. The girls are all demurely dressed in pleated navy blue skirts with pale blue and white sailor tops. Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, resides demurely in the shadow cast by its more flamboyant sister city, Sydney. demureness noun dɪˈmjʊənəsdɪˈmjɔːnəsdəˈmjʊrnəs So, she hid her femininity behind demureness, read her poems with eyes downcast and scuttled back to the safe haven of domesticity. Example sentencesExamples Is it some kind of attempt at demureness and modesty? ‘Hello Mark… ‘she said lowering her eyed in fake demureness and smiling so that her dimples showed.’ She seems to believe that a nun-like demureness equates to mystery and depth of character and walks around with her eyes permanently downcast, a small, irritatingly sly smile on her lips. Her costuming focuses on tight-fitting outfits that emphasize her figure while at the same time, in contrast, a full, loose hairstyle sometimes conveys demureness. Origin 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. Definition of demure in US English: demure adjectivedəˈmjʊrdəˈmyo͝or 1(of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy. I shared a compartment with a child and his demure governess Example sentencesExamples She approached them steadily, trying to remember to be a demure and proper young lady. I mean, I thought I'd get nice, small questions from quiet, demure girls that would be too shy to ask anything, really. Piper had always been perceived as demure, innocent, sweet. Beatrice was demure, reserved, enjoyed those tedious dinner parties of state, and seemed content to spend her afternoons bent over needlework. The wife of the first son is demure and timid, but the wife of the second son answers back to the cousin. The small demure woman who had taken her letter led Miri through a narrow hallway, which sloped downward and seemed to shrink as they progressed down it. I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar. The one person who evokes sympathy is Bruce's demure wife. A short, demure girl stepped away from the teacher, her hands nervously clasped in front of her. One otherwise perfectly demure woman jumped onto a chair, gesturing frantically. She taught her how to act polite, demure, obedient and respectful. Dårlig is a small, white slip behind him, radiant, demure, almost embarrassed by the attention she and her husband are receiving. How could she be so demure one second, and such a raging animal the next? The long skirts, the burkhas, the demure looks, the curled tresses, the composure, the sensuality, the shy glance - these are all so hauntingly remindful of a bygone era. We saw them transformed from calm, demure ladies to bears protecting their cubs when the neighborhood bully was on our heels. Rivka's desire is rebellious and demonstrates a strong will hidden beyond a demure and feminine modesty. She was the lone female wrestler of the evening but she was not your average demure lady. They were all speechless, ignoring the delicious food before them, and watched the demure girl glide across the floor towards the zither. Pierre's own Chagall in this show is a Paris canvas of 1911, The betrothed, an evocation of the artist's fiancée in Russia dressed as a demure veiled bride. He had heard it said that her innocent demeanour combined with her intelligent mind made her a refreshing change from mindlessly demure damsels. Synonyms modest, unassuming, meek, mild, reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, bashful, diffident, reticent, timid, timorous, shrinking 1.1 (of clothing) lending a modest appearance. Example sentencesExamples Anne, looking demure in a little black dress, took the microphone in front of a backdrop advertising Herriot Country to thank voters for her increased majority. Sure she was wiry, but her businesslike combination of grey slacks and white blouse suggested someone quite demure. Today his shirt is a demure cream colour, and his pants are beige, with a funny cut from two generations ago. It had straps, so it showed a bit of her shoulders, but the dress was demure. Was I supposed to find something appropriately frilly and covered in sequins, or should I wear something demure and modest? Delicious and demure the dress is successfully re-mastered in a season where soft femininity is the story of the day. A demure figure in gloves and lace-trimmed dress, the queen is rising from her throne, revealing a small foot. Sipping a coffee and wearing a demure blue shirt, she does not look like a woman who has influenced a world leader. Judith's virtue is indicated by the demure clothing and veil that cover her from head to toe while Holofernes, in contrast, is almost naked. The dress was made of white Duchesse satin and had a form-fitting bodice with a demure boat neckline. She's wearing a green plaid top, rather like the top half of a business suit, that manages to be both demure and revealing. On that occasion she relentlessly scrounged, albeit in a sweetly demure fashion, cigarettes from all and sundry, suggesting a certain profligacy towards other people's property. Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace. Above the demure neckline of the simply cut dress, the girl's face was a pale oval. While she wore a modest and demure navy blue business suit, it was readily apparent that she was quite a lovely lady. While the red dress was provocative and outrageous, this dress was demure and conservative, not exposing much of anything. Origin 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.
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