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Meaning demureness meaning

What does demureness mean?

— noun the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum — noun (= coyness) the affectation of being demure in a provocative way

What other words have the same or similar meaning as demureness?

coyness shyness modesty bashfulness timidity teetotalism teetotaling submissiveness shamefulness reticence politeness nervousness gentleness diffidence continency continence constraint chastity awkwardness abstinence abstentions abstention abashment