self-effacing
adjective
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adj
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 effacing English self-effacing From self- + effacing.
- Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.
“Clark Kent's self-effacing behavior is to purposefully make people ignore him.”
“[…] When asked about this, Muldoon's self-effacing response is: “I don't think so!””