demureness
51shyness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bashfulness, reserve, timidity, modesty, timorousness, timidness, coyness, demureness, sheepishness, diffidence, apprehension, backwardness, nervousness, insecurity, reticence, stage fright, mike fright*; see also restraint …
52self-effacement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress: demureness, diffidence, modesty, reticence. See RESTRAINT …
53Dejection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dejection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dejection dejection Sgm: N 1 dejectedness dejectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 depression depression prosternation| Sgm: N 1 lowness of spirits lowness of spirits depression of… …
54Affectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affectation affectation Sgm: N 1 affectedness affectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acting a part acting a part &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense &c.(falsehood) 544 …
55demure — [dɪ mjʊə, dɪ mjɔ:] adjective (demurer, demurest) (of a woman) reserved, modest, and shy. Derivatives demurely adverb demureness noun Origin ME: perh. from OFr. demoure, past participle of demourer (see …
56gravity — n. 1. Heaviness, weight. 2. Gravitation, centripetal force, attraction of gravitation. 3. Sobriety, seriousness, sedateness, thoughtfulness, demureness. 4. Importance, moment, momentousness, weightiness, seriousness …
57prudery — n. Coyness, demureness, stiffness, affected reserve, excessive nicety …
58reserve — I. v. a. 1. Keep, hold, retain, husband, set by, lay by, lay up, store up, withhold. 2. Except, make an exception of. II. n. 1. Reservation, something reserved. 2. Constraint, restraint, backwardness, cautious behavior, coldness, closeness,… …
59demure — adjective a word meaning quiet, serious, and always behaving well, used especially about women in former times demurely adverb: She lowered her eyes demurely. demureness noun (U) …
60decorum — noun 1) he had acted with decorum Syn: propriety, seemliness, decency, good taste, correctness; politeness, courtesy, good manners; dignity, respectability, modesty, demureness Ant: impropriety 2) …
