Demure Definition

dĭ-myo͝or
demurest
adjective
demurest
Decorous; modest; reserved.
Webster's New World
Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty.
A demure smile; a demure outfit.
American Heritage
Affectedly modest or shy; coy.
Webster's New World
verb

(obsolete) To look demurely.

Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes... shall acquire no Honour Demuring upon me. – Shakespeare (1623) Antony & Cleopatra Act 4, Sc 16, Ln 30
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Other Word Forms of Demure

Adjective

Base Form:
demure
Superlative:
demurest

Origin of Demure

  • Middle English probably from Anglo-Norman (influenced by Old French mur, meur mature, serious) past participle of demurer to delay, wait demur

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French meur (Modern French mûr) from Latin maturus. The "de-" is "of", of modesty.

    From Wiktionary

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