demure
adjective
de·mure
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Examples of demure in a Sentence
So even if you think you've moved past your reputation as The Rebel, two minutes after getting together with your more demure sister, you're likely to fall back into that hell-raiser role.
— Jessica Mehalic, Cosmopolitan, August 2001
It looked as though the dress and capelet were one piece. It created a demure look, but if you take off the capelet, it's a seductive strapless dress.
— Elizabeth Hayt, Vogue, December 1999
I made a lot of friends at Les Tourelles with whom I have kept in touch over the years. There was one darling little girl, much younger than the rest of us, who was sweet, demure, and quiet, with beautiful long hair like Alice in Wonderland.
— Anna Russell, I'm Not Making This Up, You Know, 1985
She was wearing a demure gray suit.
the demure charm of the cottage
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The scene in question pointedly mirrors the movie’s opening sequence at an Osaka art gallery, where the woman — the lovely, demure Asako (Erika Karata) — and a handsome, tousle-haired stranger named Baku (Masahiro Higashide) first lock gazes. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Asako I & II’ is a playful, haunting drama of love lost and regained," 21 Aug. 2019 Olivia de Havilland, Ralph Richardson and Montgomery Clift were all sensational in this drama about a demure heiress, her distant, disapproving father and the suitor with dollar signs in his eyes. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "Essential movies of the 1930s and '40s, from 'King Kong' to 'The Heiress'," 15 Aug. 2019 Whether mini or maxi, these dresses often have long sleeves and a soft bow at the neck, underlining the demure mood. — Sharon Graubard, courant.com, "Fashion report: Cool classics for fall," 15 Aug. 2019 Of course there’s the girl, here named Eliza (Nell Williams) and a demure anti-Thatcher activist whose Tory parents look on Javed with discreet horror. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "In ‘Blinded by the Light,’ it’s Springsteen as salvation," 14 Aug. 2019 Though the look was a lot more demure than her past red-carpet outfits, the novelty piece was definitely her mishmash of bottoms. — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "Gigi Hadid Wore a Skirt-Meets-Pants Look at the CFDA Awards," 4 June 2019 Cyrus is not exactly known to be demure — or a rule-follower. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Miley Cyrus says she doesn't want kids because "the earth can't handle it"," 12 July 2019 Amy Dickerson for The New York Times Forget demure ingénue. — New York Times, "Awkwafina’s Makeup Revelation in the Subway: ‘I Looked Insane’," 25 June 2019 In a museum known for displaying the demure dresses of first ladies, there’s a provocative new outfit on view: a skimpy chrome and rubber S&M harness that was worn by a gay activist at several recent San Francisco Pride marches. — Washington Post, "14 things to do in the D.C. area this week," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'demure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for demure
demure
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of demure
: quiet and polite
: not attracting or demanding a lot of attention : not showy or flashy
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demure
adjective
de·mure
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Kids Definition of demure
1
: proper and reserved in behavior and speech
2
: pretending to be proper and reserved : coy
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