DEMURE


Meaning of DEMURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪmjʊə(r) ]

1.

If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure , you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.

She’s very demure and sweet...

ADJ [ approval ]

• de‧mure‧ly

She smiled demurely.

ADV : usu ADV with v

2.

Demure clothes do not reveal your body and they give the impression that you are shy and behave correctly. ( WRITTEN )

...a demure high-necked white blouse.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• de‧mure‧ly

She was demurely dressed in a black woollen suit.

ADV : ADV -ed , ADV after v

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