coyness, demureness
(noun) the affectation of being demure in a provocative way
demureness
(noun) the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
demureness (usually uncountable, plural demurenesses)
The state or quality of being demure.
Source: Wiktionary
De*mure"ness, n.
Definition: The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
