demureness
Shy, modest manner
Demureness is the quality of being reserved, modest, or coy in manner.
The word often describes a quiet, unassuming disposition, particularly in women: Her demureness masked a sharp wit.
Demureness can suggest genuine shyness or an affected modesty—a knowing restraint that invites attention by seeming to deflect it.
Timid self-consciousness
- timidityFearful lack of courage
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
sheepishness · coyness · diffidence · meekness · quietness · unassertiveness · timorousness · introversion
Freedom from arrogance
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- purityUncontaminated quality
virtue · unpretentiousness · simplicity · sobriety · discretion · restraint · understatement · conservatism
Refined, graceful quality
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- refinementElegance of manner
- dignityInnate personal worth
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
gentility · decorum · polish · cultivation · finesse · delicacy · charm · composure
Control over impulses
- self-restraintVoluntary impulse control
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- guardednessDefensive emotional reserve
wariness · caution · composure · coolness · standoffishness · distance · formality · stiffness
bashfulness
Timid self-consciousness
- timidityFearful lack of courage
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
inhibition · sheepishness · coyness · diffidence · meekness · quietness · unassertiveness · timorousness · introversion · hesitancy
humility
Freedom from arrogance
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
purity · virtue · unpretentiousness · simplicity · sobriety · discretion · restraint · understatement · conservatism · mildness
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- refinementElegance of manner
- dignityInnate personal worth
sophistication · gentility · decorum · polish · cultivation · finesse · delicacy · charm · composure · gracefulness
restraint
Control over impulses
- self-restraintVoluntary impulse control
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
guardedness · wariness · caution · composure · coolness · standoffishness · distance · formality · stiffness · unapproachability
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
- humilityhumbleness, humble, meekness, modesty, modest
- timiditybashfulness, shyness, timidness, timorousness, meekness
- femininitygracefulness, gentleness, softness, dainty, delicate
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
- delicacydelicacy, daintiness, fineness, fragility, frailty
demurenessboldness
Fearless readiness to act
forwardness · assertiveness · audacity · brashness · brazenness
demurenessarrogance
Excessive self-importance
haughtiness · superciliousness · hauteur · pride · conceit
demurenessimmodesty
Absence of restraint or humility
brazenness · shamelessness · wantonness · provocativeness · boldness