English - Turkish
Definition of self-effacing in English Turkish dictionary
- alçakgönüllü
- ağırbaşlı
- Kendini ilgiden, iltifatdan geri çeken, ağırbaşlı
She behaves in a self-effacing way because she doesn't want to draw attention to herself.
- Kendi effacing
- self-effacingly
- Kendini ilgiden, iltifatdan geri çeker bir hâlde, ağırbaşlılıkla
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English - English
Definition of self-effacing in English English dictionary
- Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable
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).
- Not claiming attention for oneself
- Someone who is self-effacing does not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves. As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved. not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements = modest
- reluctant to draw attention to yourself
- self-effacingly
- The quality of carrying oneself in a humble manner
John is difficult to distinguish sometimes because he carries himself so self-effacingly.
- self effacing
- not claiming attention for oneself; retiring and modest
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