self-effacement

[ self-i-feys-muhnt, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf ɪˈfeɪs mənt, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.

Origin of self-effacement

First recorded in 1865–70

OTHER WORDS FROM self-effacement

self-ef·fac·ing, adjectiveself-ef·fac·ing·ly, adverbself-ef·fac·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby self-effacement

self-dramatizing, self-drive, self-driven, self-driving, self-educated, self-effacement, self-effacing, self-elected, self-employed, self-employment, self-energizing

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Example sentences from the Web for self-effacement

"I'm just a hack," he says, sincerely, although I believe his self-effacement doubles as a cover.
Knowing Bill Cunningham|Philip Gefter|March 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This will require patience and self-effacement from a man accustomed to dominating the economic-policy discussion.
Bernanke Vs. Summers?|Jeff Madrick|August 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Somehow, their self-effacement in his behalf touched him more keenly than anything else had done during this troubled period.
The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy
Altogether, his demands upon her were reasonable to the point of self-effacement.
The Happy End|Joseph Hergesheimer

This Franciscan, despite his self-effacement, would perhaps prove of service to him.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
A sunny autumn morning is exercising its genial influence, and the courage of self-effacement awakens in her.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)|Mrs. Sutherland Orr
She had produced the effect of shrinking from observation under some subtle shadow of self-effacement.
The Butterfly House|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for self-effacement

self-effacement

noun

the act of making oneself, one's actions, etc, inconspicuous, esp because of humility or timidity

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单词	self-effacement
释义	self-effacement [ self-i-feys-muhnt, self- ] / ˈsɛlf ɪˈfeɪs mənt, ˌsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-effacement ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility. Origin of self-effacement First recorded in 1865–70 OTHER WORDS FROM self-effacement self-ef·fac·ing, adjectiveself-ef·fac·ing·ly, adverbself-ef·fac·ing·ness, noun Words nearby self-effacement self-dramatizing, self-drive, self-driven, self-driving, self-educated, self-effacement, self-effacing, self-elected, self-employed, self-employment, self-energizing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-effacement "I'm just a hack," he says, sincerely, although I believe his self-effacement doubles as a cover. Knowing Bill Cunningham\|Philip Gefter\|March 22, 2010\|DAILY BEAST This will require patience and self-effacement from a man accustomed to dominating the economic-policy discussion. Bernanke Vs. Summers?\|Jeff Madrick\|August 26, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Somehow, their self-effacement in his behalf touched him more keenly than anything else had done during this troubled period. The Pillar of Light\|Louis Tracy Altogether, his demands upon her were reasonable to the point of self-effacement. The Happy End\|Joseph Hergesheimer This Franciscan, despite his self-effacement, would perhaps prove of service to him. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete\|Emile Zola A sunny autumn morning is exercising its genial influence, and the courage of self-effacement awakens in her. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)\|Mrs. Sutherland Orr She had produced the effect of shrinking from observation under some subtle shadow of self-effacement. The Butterfly House\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman British Dictionary definitions for self-effacement self-effacement noun the act of making oneself, one's actions, etc, inconspicuous, esp because of humility or timidity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-effacement demureness, humility, purity, diffidence, chastity, bashfulness, simplicity, humbleness, virtue, timidity, delicacy, reticence, inhibition, coyness, decency, innocence, unpretentiousness, constraint, quietness, celibacy
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self-effacement

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Origin of self-effacement

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