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The affectation of being demure in a provocative way
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demureness
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum the affectation of being demure in a provocative way [syn: coyness ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being demure.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Demureness \De*mure"ness\ (d[-e]*m[=u]r"n[e^]s), n. The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.
Usage examples of demureness.
And here she closed her harangue: a long one for her, and uttered with the demureness of a Quakeress.