not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities
SYNMODEST:
In spite of her success, she remains self-effacing and reserved. * a shy, self-effacing man
self-effacement noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, self-effacing is tagged as adjective.
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