demurity

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/dɪˈmjʊəɹɪti/

noun

The state or quality of being demure; demureness.

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Meanings

noundemurity (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe 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

Origin

From demure + -ity.

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Translations

Polish skromność, powściągliwość
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APA

demurity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurity

MLA

“demurity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demurity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurity.

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