demureness n 1: the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum 2: the affectation of being demure in a provocative way [syn: {coyness}, {demureness}]
Demureness \De*mure"ness\ (d[-e]*m[=u]r"n[e^]s), n. The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty. [1913 Webster]