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de·mure
(dĭ-myo͝or′)adj. de·mur·er, de·mur·est
1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
2. Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty: a demure smile; a demure outfit.
[Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman (influenced by Old French mur, meur, mature, serious), past participle of demurer, to delay, wait; see demur.]
de·mure′ly adv.
de·mure′ness n.
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Adv. 1. demurely - in a demure manner; "the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her"
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Translations
باْحتِشام
rezervovanězdrženlivě
dydigt
feimnislega
çekine çekineutangaç bir şekilde
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demurely
adv → sittsam
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demure
(diˈmjuə) adjective quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively). She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing. sedig, stemmig, besadig مُحْتَشِم، مُتَظاهِر بالإحْتِشام (престорено) скромен recatado zdrženlivý, upejpavý gesetzt ærbar; dydig σεμνός, συνεσταλμένος recatado (silmakirjalikult) tagasihoidlik موقر؛ محجوب kaino réservé שְׁקֵטָה וּצנוּעָה एतराज करना, आपत्ति करना stidljiv, suzdržljiv illedelmes pemalu feiminn, alvörugefinn; hlédrægur discreto, modesto 上品ぶった 조심스러운, 얌전한 kuklutis, nedrąsutis atturīgs; liekuļoti kautrīgs pendiam ingetogen, preuts uskyldig, litt kokett, blåøyd skromny محجوب، دروند، سنګين، باوقار، هغه چه اصلا سنګين نه وى خو دا ښكاره كوى چه سنګين دى recatado sfios, rezervat скромный zdržanlivý zadržan smeran [tillgjort] allvarlig, from, blyg[sam], tillbakadragen เคร่งขรึม; อาย utangaç, ağırbaşlı 嫻靜的,古板地,端莊的 скромний; стриманий خاموش ، حیادار ، شرمیلا nhút nhát 娴静的,古板地,端庄的
deˈmurely adverb sedig, heilig باْحتِشام скромно recatadamente zdrženlivě, rezervovaně gesetzt ærbart; dydigt σεμνά, συνεσταλμένα recatadamente, con remilgo tagasihoidlikult با وقار؛ با متانت kainosti avec réserve בִצנִיעוּת शर्म से, संकोच से smjerno, stidljivo illedelmesen dengan malu-malu feimnislega con discrezione/modestia 上品ぶって 조심스럽게, 얌전하게 nedrąsiai atturīgi; liekuļoti kautrīgi sangat pendiam preuts uskyldig, blåøyd, kokett skromnie با وقار recatadamente cu sfială скромно s rezervou zadržano smerno allvarligt, fromt, med spelat allvar อย่างเคร่งขรึม utangaç bir şekilde, çekine çekine 嫻靜地 скромно; стримано نمائشی طور پر mang tính e lệ 娴静地
deˈmureness noun sedigheid, preutsheid إحْتِشام скромност recato zdrženlivost, rezervovanost die Gesetztheit ærbarhed; dydighed σεμνότητα, συστολή recato, modestia tagasihoidlikkus وقار؛ سنگینی kainous modestie צניעות शर्मीलापन smjernost, suzdržanost illedelmesség, kiegyensúlyozottság kesopanan (uppgerðar)lítillæti, hógværð discrezione, modestia ねこかぶり 조심스러움, 얌전함 kuklumas atturība; liekuļota kautrība sifat pendiam preutsheid uskyldighet, blåøydhet, uskyldsmine skromność محجوب، دروند، سنګين، باوقار، هغه چه اصلا سنګين نه وى خو دا ښكاره كوى چه سنګين دى recato modestie (prefăcută) скромность (predstieraná) skromnosť zadržanost smernost [spelat] allvar ความเคร่งขรึม utangaçlık, çekingenlik 莊重 скромність; стриманість حیاداری وغیرہ sự e lệ 庄重
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