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The Meaning of demure

  • (a.) Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
  • (a.) Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
  • (v. i.) To look demurely.

Synonyms

Sedate , staid , grave , modest , downcast , sober , dispassionate , prudish , discreet.

Antonyms

Lively , vivacious , facetious , wanton , wild , noisy , boisterous , rompish , hoydenish , indiscreet.

Rhymes

allure , amanpour , assure , badour , baldur , beladur , bijur , bloor , bonjour , boor , brochure , buhr , contour , couture , cure , detour , duerr , dufour , endure , ensure , entrepreneur , epicure , fluhr , foor , fuhr , gilmour , gloor , gochnour , immature , impure , insure , inure , jabbour , jure , lacour , lancour , latour , lesure , lumpur , lure , manure , mature , miniature , moor , moore , muhr , muir , murre , obscure , observateur , pimplapure , premature , procure , pure , reassure , rednour , reinsure , ruhr , schnoor , secure , segur , spoor , stamour , stuhr , suhr , suhre , suire , sure , tour , ture , uhr , unsure , your