MODEST vs DEMURE: ADJECTIVE
- Low or inferior in station or quality
- Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- Limited in size or scope
- Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.
- Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident.
- Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
- Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious: : plain.
- Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme.
- Free from ostentation or pretension
- Free from pomp or affectation
- Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
- Not large but sufficient in size or amount
- Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive
- Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.
- Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate
- Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
- Small, moderate in size.
- Avoiding being sexually suggestive.
- Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
- Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
- Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
- Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty.
- Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
- Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
- Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious.
MODEST vs DEMURE: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To look demurely.
MODEST vs DEMURE: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Manifesting or seeming to manifest humility, propriety, or decorum; not gaudy, showy, or meretricious.
- Moderate; not excessive or extreme; not extravagant: as, a modest computation; a modest fortune.
- Unpretentious.
- Synonyms Unassuming, unpretending, coy, shy. See bashfulness.
- Decent, chaste, virtuous.
- Retiring in disposition or demeanor; restrained by a sense of propriety, humility, or diffidence; not ostentatious, bold, or forward; unobtrusive.
- Acting with decorum or delicacy; restrained by chaste or scrupulous feelings; pure in thought and conduct.
- Marked by simplicity
- Humble in spirit or manner
- Relatively moderate, limited, or small
- To look with reserve or bashfulness.
- Sober; grave; modest; formally decorous: as, a demure look.
- Affectedly modest; making a demonstration of gravity or decorum.
MODEST vs DEMURE: RELATED WORDS
- Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small
- Coquettish, Matronly, Dainty, Ladylike, Retiring, Abasing, Kiki, Shy, Timid, Staid, Bashful, Prim, Overmodest, Modest, Coy
MODEST vs DEMURE: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small
- Coquettish, Matronly, Dainty, Ladylike, Retiring, Abasing, Kiki, Shy, Timid, Staid, Bashful, Prim, Overmodest, Modest, Coy
MODEST vs DEMURE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Whose modest tresses are bound up for thee.
- No thought of modest hesitation occurred to me.
- They approach a modest rooming house and enter.
- Some will do it for a modest fee.
- New PASEC Results Show Modest Improvements in Student.
- Bem was a modest man but very bright.
- Wish, Frank Shankwitz still maintained a modest mindset.
- In its modest way, it has done that.
- Shorts and skirts should be of modest length and any slits in skirts should be of modest length as well.
- Great project, modest skill level required, modest cost involved.
- This time we are looking on the crossword clue for: Demure.
- And both are not especially demure about their presidential aspirations.
- Polaris Fashion Place, was a comparatively muted and demure affair.
- Belinda Capistrano facilitated the SWOT sessions and our demure Mrs.
- Its a delightfully demure fashion that fits most body shapes.
- But at the press conference he was more demure.
- He returned with a demure Human male in tow.
- Demure new hypnotic drugs are safe but matted, says.
- Your competition inside internet sites was actually definitely demure.
- The style of this jacket is very demure.
MODEST vs DEMURE: QUESTIONS
- Who was the intended audience of a modest proposal?
- What is the economic importance of a modest proposal?
- How does Swift use exaggeration in a modest proposal?
- Why do people in Thailand wear such modest clothing?
- Why dress consistently in modest skirts and dresses?
- When did Modest Mouse release the Moon & Antarctica?
- Is Modest Needs Foundation a legitimate charity organization?
- What inspired 'a modest proposal' by Jonathan Swift?
- When did Modest Mouse release strangers to ourselves?
- What is the modest Sister missionary clothing Directory?
- Is demure an appropriate adjective to apply to a man?
- How has the meaning of demure changed over the years?
- What does demure Willowes like satisfaction in the family tree mean?
- How does demure get most of its recurring customers?