self-effacement

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.

1. 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.”