demureness
NounSynonyms:
coyness
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the trait of behaving with reserve and decorumType of modesty, reserve
- the affectation of being demure in a provocative waySynonyms: coynessType of affectedness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
De·mure′ness (dē-mūr′nĕs), noun
The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54