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demureness
noun as in modesty
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Example Sentences
In some ways [toe cleavage] is an artificial seductive glance, an artificial demureness.
Susie Billings, minus her khaki and cartridges, looked the picture of demureness in white muslin and baby-blue ribbons.
"He was my first love," said Marjorie, with wicked demureness.
Dotty thought of Harriet all the afternoon, and walked about the house with a demureness quite unusual.
She hath demureness and dignity, and suits me better than yon whimsical baggage you are all mad over.
Nellie had a sense of fun—not humor—under her demureness, and she was pleased and amused as he meant her to be.
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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to demureness, such as: coyness, humbleness, humility, reserve, reticence, and self-effacement.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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