self-effacing

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self-effacing

adjective more self-effacing · most self-effacing

Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable. Clark Kent's self-effacing behavior is to purposefully make people ignore him.

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adj extremely humble and modest

Deutsch	bescheiden, zurückhaltend, still, schüchtern, sanftmütig, sanft
Italiano	timido, introverso, schivo, pavido
Русский	скро́мный skrómnyj, держа́щийся в тени́ deržáščijsja v tení

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@misc{self_effacing_2026,
  title = {self-effacing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-effacing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}