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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: demure (0.01333 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to demure.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: demure berkeberatan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: demure demure adj : affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: coy, overmodest]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Demure Demure \De*mure"\, a. [Perh. from OF. de murs (i. e., de bonnes murs of good manners); de of + murs, mours, meurs, mors, F. m?urs, fr. L. mores (sing. mos) manners, morals (see Moral); or more prob. fr. OF. me["u]r, F. m[^u]r mature, ripe (see Mature) in a phrase preceded by de, as de m[^u]re conduite of mature conduct.] 1. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave. [1913 Webster] Sober, steadfast, and demure. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Nan was very much delighted in her demure way, and that delight showed itself in her face and in her clear bright eyes. --W. Black. [1913 Webster] 2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity. [1913 Webster] A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had been neither life nor soul in her. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her head. --Miss Mitford. [1913 Webster] Demure \De*mure"\, v. i. To look demurely. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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