As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.
...the slightly self-effacing manner adopted by many diplomats.
English dictionary. 2008.
self-effacing — 1902, from SELF (Cf. self) + effacing (see EFFACE (Cf. efface)). Self effacement is recorded from 1866 … Etymology dictionary
self-effacing — self ef facing adj not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements = ↑modest ▪ a quiet, self effacing man >self effacement n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-effacing — self ef|fac|ing [ ,self ı feısıŋ ] adjective a self effacing person does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-effacing — [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ] adj someone who is self effacing does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
self-effacing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not claiming attention for oneself. DERIVATIVES self effacement noun … English terms dictionary
self-effacing — index diffident, unobtrusive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-effacing — adj. retiring; modest; timid. Derivatives: self effacement n. self effacingly adv. * * * ˌself efˈfacing [self effacement self effacing] adjective not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities … Useful english dictionary
self-effacing — adjective not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements, especially because you are not socially confident: He was loved for his skill and also his self effacing modesty. self effacement noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-effacing — UK [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ] / US adjective a self effacing person does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements … English dictionary
self-effacing — adjective Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable. Clark Kents self effacing behavior is to purposefully make people ignore him … Wiktionary
