Demurity

//dɪˈmjʊəɹɪti// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being demure; demureness. archaic, uncountable

    "of late they pretend to ſuch Demurity as to form a Society for the Regulation of Manners"

Synonyms

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confusionembarrassmentfalse modestyprimnesssanctimonyshyness

Example

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"of late they pretend to ſuch Demurity as to form a Society for the Regulation of Manners"

Etymology

From demure + -ity.

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