Akademik

demureness

noun

1. the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum

• Derivationally related forms: ↑demure

• Hypernyms: ↑modesty, ↑reserve

2. the affectation of being demure in a provocative way

• Syn: ↑coyness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑demure, ↑coy (for: ↑coyness)

• Hypernyms: ↑affectedness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.