self-effacement
self-effacement noun: the act of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
Noun
self-effacement (usually uncountable, plural self-effacements)
- 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.
self-effacement meaning in Tamil and Persian
self-effacement in Tamil
- தன்முனைப்பறவு, உரிமை வகையில் தற்பின்னிடைவு, தன்னொதுக்க மறைவு
self-effacement in Persian
- keeping in the background
- محو mahv
Forms of self-effacement
| plural | self-effacements |
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Origin of self-effacement
From self- + effacement.
Words formed from self-effacement
Questions about self-effacement
- What does self-effacement mean?
- Self-effacement means the act of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
- What is self-effacement in Tamil?
- Self-effacement in Tamil is தன்முனைப்பறவு, உரிமை வகையில் தற்பின்னிடைவு, தன்னொதுக்க மறைவு. See Self-effacement meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is self-effacement?
- Self-effacement is a noun.
- What is the plural of self-effacement?
- The plural of self-effacement is self-effacements.
Words near self-effacement in the dictionary
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