Demureness and Pompousness

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Demureness noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.

Usage example: her excessive demureness will be to her disadvantage if she wants a career in show business

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Pompousness is an antonym for demureness.

Pompousness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.

Usage example: offended by the pompousness of the minor official

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Demureness is an antonym for pompousness.

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