self-effacement en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English effacement English self-effacement From self- + effacement.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The act of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
John likes to remain unnoticed and does so naturally through the self-effacement found in his personality.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-effacements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
self-effacing · self-effacingness · self-effacingly
Translations (7)
fa محو (keeping in the background) · sv självutplåning (keeping in the background) · hu háttérben maradás (keeping in the background) · hu visszahúzódás (keeping in the background) · hu félrehúzódás (keeping in the background) · hu háttérbe húzódás (keeping in the background) · fi vaatimattomuus (keeping in the background)