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Narrator: Today's word is "Demure" — adjective, pronounced /dɪˈmjʊə(r)/, with the stress on "mure".
Narrator: Demure means quiet, shy and modest in behaviour or appearance.
Narrator: In plain English, demure means modest and reserved.
Narrator: It probably comes from old French demoré, settled or grave.
Narrator: A common collocation is "a demure smile", which describes a small, modest smile.
Narrator: It differs from "shy", because demure often describes a deliberate, polite modesty.
Narrator: In a second sense, demure clothes are simple and not showy.
Narrator: Fashion, fiction and social media use the word.
Narrator: So remember: demure is quietly modest.
Speaker A: How would you describe her style?
Speaker B: DEMURE, simple and elegant! Probably from old French.
Speaker A: Not flashy?
Speaker B: Never.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "A demure black dress", fashion. "She gave a demure smile", fiction. "Very demure, very mindful", social media trend.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Stress the second syllable, "di-MYOOR".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Modest is its cousin, reserved its twin, and prim an alternative — yet demure keeps its gentle charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "demure" in AI prompts — useful for fashion copy and character writing.
Speaker A: How for fashion?
Speaker B: Listings.
Prompt: Write a listing for a demure high-neck blouse in cream.
Speaker A: And characters?
Speaker B: Personality.
Prompt: Describe a demure character who surprises everyone later in the story.
Speaker A: Could it help trends?
Speaker B: Yes, for social posts.
Prompt: Write a playful very demure post for a café’s new tea set.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Vocabulary.
Prompt: Compare demure, shy and reserved with examples.
Demure — meaning in Arabic & definition More D courses GL Dictionary