demure

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·mure [demure demurer demurest] BrE [dɪˈmjʊə(r)] NAmE [dɪˈmjʊr] adjective
1. (of a woman or a girl)behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious
Syn: ↑modest
•a demure young lady
2. suggesting that a woman or girl is demure
Syn: ↑modest
•a demure smile
•a demure navy blouse with a white collar
Derived Word: ↑demurely

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘sober, serious, reserved’): perhaps from Old French demoure, past participle of demourer ‘remain’, based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’; influenced by Old French mur ‘grave’, from Latin maturus ‘ripe or mature’. The sense ‘reserved, shy’ dates from the late 17th cent.

Example Bank:
•a demure young woman

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  coy, overmodest