معنی کلمه demure

(esp. of women and girls) quiet and well behaved:
Two demure little girls sat near their mother.

More examples:


Sebastian and his female companions are demure, ghostly creatures, alike in their seeming reluctance to be gazed upon.
From Cambridge English Corpus
The tortoises were thus condemned to an elaborate but demure courtship, demonstrating the sudden pull of new attraction alongside a frustrating inability to ever consummate their desires.
From Cambridge English Corpus
It is demure, wistful and almost winsome in its wording.
From the Hansard archive
Is this not too demure an attitude to take in respect of a regime like this?
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
In his place there came a shy, demure, self-effacing, timid, middle-aged lady.
From the Hansard archive
That was without any demure whatever.

She's very demure and sweet

A demure smile
A demure little dress
A demure single guy is quiet and shy and always behaves well.

My sister is too outgoing for anyone to ever accuse her of being demure .

At the party last night , Iris was demure and stayed in a corner by herself .

Although Meryl may appear demure and quiet , she will speak out for those she loves .

By nature , the princess was a demure woman who hated being in the spotlight .

Brown eyes are warm, demure and innocent.

Styles range from demure peignors to vampy minis.

Mr Wood expressed his concern but did not demure.

The dealership carries brands from the large and imposing Majesty to the more demure BW 125.