demured

when you feel any emotion outside of happiness

man my plans with joe got cancelled, i'm so demured right now

by serptt April 27, 2025

demure

Of a quiet, modest, unassuming, reserved nature. Somebody who is serious or sober (moderate, self-controlled) and even shy. For most of the 1800s, this was the ideal for a woman, as illustrated in Jane Austen's works and the works of many poets, writers, artists, and leaders. Not necessarily a doormat, but certainly a docile, gentle kind of persona.

The boy next door was enraptured by the ingenue, a shy, demure thing with big doe eyes and a sweet disposition.

He was a demure, unpretentious young man with his feet planted on the ground.

by Lorelili July 22, 2011

Demused

The state of having absolutely no ability or desire to participate in anything beautiful, useful, noble, or artistic. It describes someone who not only lost the confidence or the energy to create, but who decided that these kinds of endeavors were a waste. The human spark is extinguished from such a person and all that is left is a hollow consumer shell.

Antonym of Bemused, the state of being inexplicably distracted, which was thought to be a result of being visited by one of the mythical Muses, who granted talents in the arts and sciences.

While only a Muse can Bemuse someone, many people and groups are capable of Demusing others, including fraternities, Joel Osteen, shift supervisors, Clear Channel Radio Stations, Jeff Foxworthy, people who make Disney movies, anybody who works for Verizon, Tom Clancy, Thomas Kinkade, Paula Deen, Instagram, Reddit, the Grand Theft Auto franchise, etc.

A: He used to be so smart and creative, now all he does is drink on the weekends and play video games. When did he get demused?

B: He went to WVU.

by Deathriddle July 4, 2012

demurped

When an emoji is used in such varied context as to effectively make it devoid of real meaning.

That emoji you keep sending me is totally demurped - what does it even mean?

by ct_publishing January 8, 2019

demure

a young woman that is well spoken with manners and can be outwardly shy/reserved. Innocent in thought and therefore attractive in a way that is unknown to her. She doesn't seek to attract, but attraction follows her due to her coy, playful, serious but shy behaviour. Many women are not like this, but many women of the old times were eg. Jane Austin period.

she appeared coy and demure.

by zaahira1 October 7, 2010

Demure

A person, usually a woman, who's nicely modest, polite and well behaved.

The demure woman is reading a novel.
She's very demure, no wonder everyone likes her!

by LadylikeGal May 16, 2018

demused

To be amused in a detached nochalant way. To gain idle amusement from something. To involve onesself in something with bored indifference

She watched on langourously at the dancefloor with tired demusement

by Ossian April 10, 2004