demureness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demureness
Noun
  • Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.
    Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Standing next to a record player in a sports jacket and turtleneck, Kaufman, with a kind of bulging meekness, a glisteningly gleeful timidity, puts the needle on the record.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The reminder of the importance of humility echoes the teachings of his predecessor, Pope Francis.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 May 2025
  • Different times call for different mindsets, and sometimes a good bit of humility.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The mesh fabric didn't cover as much as her extremely long, brown hair—a departure from the famous painting—which was stuffed into the dress and very deliberately situated for a wee bit of modesty.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Mar. 2025
  • To pursue genuine internationalism, liberals also need to develop a degree of modesty about democracy itself.
    Anatol Lieven, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Demureness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demureness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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