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Her expression is demure, but there’s more than a hint of beauty.

What is it intended to convey? Is she beautiful, or not so beautiful?

Any help would be appreciated.

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    She's *fairly, quite* beautiful. macmillandictionary.com: more than a hint of something (=a lot of something): The profession welcomed the recommendations with more than a hint of relief. It's nearly always used as a form of "deliberate understatement". – FumbleFingers May 14 '18 at 12:39
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    @FumbleFingers, but what does the example mean? – Math May 14 '18 at 12:44
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    It means what I said. She's fairly beautiful. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so one mans "somewhat" beautiful could be another man's *stunningly* beautiful. All we can be sure of is she's definitely not "plain" or "ugly" in the writer's opinion. – FumbleFingers May 14 '18 at 12:51
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    @FumbleFingers, it’s very kind of you to give such a detailed comment. But I’m sorry that I didn’t mean benny’s example, I actually meant your example which I didn’t quiet understand. – Math May 14 '18 at 12:55
  • Have a look at What is the difference between “some” and “little”, and note particularly that *understatement* is very common in English. So if I say I can speak a little French, for example, you should probably assume I can hold a conversation in French perfectly well, not that I just know how to order a couple of beers in a bar. – FumbleFingers May 14 '18 at 13:00

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It is stating the subject is beautiful. The look on her face is shy or reserved, but her features are attractive.

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