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self-effacing

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self-effacing /ˌsɛlfɪˈfeɪsɪŋ/ adjective
self-effacing
/ˌsɛlfɪˈfeɪsɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of SELF-EFFACING
[more self-effacing; most self-effacing] formal
: not trying to get attention or praise for yourself or your abilities : modest低调的;谦虚的;不爱抛头露面的

— self-effacement

/ˌsɛlfɪˈfeɪsmənt/ noun [noncount]

self-effacing

adjective

self-ef·​fac·​ing ˌself-i-ˈfā-siŋ How to pronounce self-effacing (audio)
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: having or showing a tendency to make oneself modestly or shyly inconspicuous
His passions and faith run soul-deep, his gentle wit is always self-effacing and never insulting … Don Gaetz
… she was an extremely self-effacing, private person who never sought the limelight and did not leave the usual artifacts that enable a biographer to reconstruct life patterns. Douglas R. McManis

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-effacing was in 1854

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