DEMURENESS

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


Etymology

Noun

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



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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