English Explanatory Dictionary

self-effacing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.

Word forms

self-effacing more self-effacing most self-effacing

Etymology

From self- + effacing.

Derived words

self-effacingly self-effacingness
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