demurity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈmjʊəɹɪti/
Etymology
From demure + -ity.
Meanings
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(archaic, uncountable) The state or quality of being demure; demureness.
of late they pretend to ſuch Demurity as to form a Society for the Regulation of Manners
1702, Thomas Browne, Letters from the Dead to the Living:
Translations (4)
pl rozwaga (Translations) · pl powściągliwość (Translations) · pl skromność (Translations) · pl rozważność (Translations)