demureness
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editdemureness (usually uncountable, plural demurenesses)
- The state or quality of being demure.
- 2016, C Pam Zhang, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, Virago, page 222:
- “Don’t be coy. Haven’t I sent you nice gifts? Haven’t I been sweet to you? You play at demureness, but now? Why him? Why not me?”