self-effacing

English

Etymology

self- +‎ effacing

Adjective

self-effacing (comparative more self-effacing, superlative most self-effacing)

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

   Clark Kent's self-effacing behavior is to purposefully make people ignore him.

   "[...] His personality was also extremely endearing, his interviews were very self-effacing, he came over as gentle and was generous in his praise of others. [...]" (Ian Gillan about Elvis Presley)

Translations

Translations

• German: bescheiden (de), zurückhaltend (de), still (de), schüchtern (de), sanftmütig, sanft (de), zaghaft (de), demütig (de)
• Italian: timido (it), introverso (it), schivo (it), pavido (it)
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• Maori: whakapāpaku, whakamōwai, hūnguengue, tāharahara