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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Demureness

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.

Wiktionary
demureness

n. The state or quality of being demure.

WordNet
demureness
  1. n. the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum

  2. the affectation of being demure in a provocative way [syn: coyness]

Usage examples of "demureness".

And here she closed her harangue: a long one for her, and uttered with the demureness of a Quakeress.