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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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