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In regards to being a fashion aficionado, there's a certain amount of taking yourself seriously in the professional world. The self-effacing person can't completely go down the serious road. But I design, and love when things are beautiful.
St. Vincent

Meaning of "self-effacing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-EFFACING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-EFFACING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Effacing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-EFFACING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of self-effacing in the English dictionary

The definition of self-effacing in the dictionary is tending to make oneself, one's actions, etc, inconspicuous, esp because of humility or timidity; modest.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-EFFACING

self-educated
self-education
self-effacement
self-effacingly
self-elected
self-employed
self-employment
self-esteem
self-evaluation
self-evidence
self-evident
self-evidently
self-examination
self-examining
self-excited
self-exculpatory
self-executing
self-existence
self-existent
self-explaining

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-EFFACING

bracing
dancing
dirt track racing
drag racing
east-facing
facing
horse racing
interfacing
lacing
menacing
motor racing
motorcycle racing
north-facing
placing
racing
road racing
south-facing
spacing
terracing
tracing
west-facing

Synonyms and antonyms of self-effacing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «self-effacing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-EFFACING

Find out the translation of self-effacing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-effacing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-effacing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谦虚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

modesto
570 millions of speakers

English

self-effacing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शर्मीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأضواء الذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скромный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

modesto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মবিলোপী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effacé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merosakkan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zurückhaltend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己控えめ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

표면에 나서지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poto-effacing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự khiêm tốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய effacing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची शांतता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öz effacing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

modesto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skromny siebie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скромний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- modest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο - effacing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beskeie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självutplånande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvutslettende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-effacing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-EFFACING»

The term «self-effacing» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-EFFACING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-effacing

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3 QUOTES WITH «SELF-EFFACING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-effacing.
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Jerry Leiber
It's self-effacing, it's hard-luck, the shtetl stories. All those Coasters things are an amalgam of Yiddish and black humor.
2
St. Vincent
In regards to being a fashion aficionado, there's a certain amount of taking yourself seriously in the professional world. The self-effacing person can't completely go down the serious road. But I design, and love when things are beautiful.
3
Thornton Wilder
Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-EFFACING»

Discover the use of self-effacing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-effacing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Political principles and institutions:
endorse a non-self-effacing interpretation of the social contract, and in fact to believe that public recognition that the social order would be agreed to contributes to the stability [solidite] of that order (OC III [LA/], pp. 806- 807; SC II.6. U).
John T. Scott, 2006
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Growing Up the Chinese Way: Chinese Child and Adolescent ...
In luck attributions, however, an egoistic bias was found under the anonymous condition, whereas a self-effacing bias was revealed under the public condition. Bond, Leung, and Wan (1982b) argued that among Chinese, people making ...
Sing Lau, 1996
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Bargains with Fate: Psychological Crises and Conflicts in ...
Self-Effacement in the Sonnets, the Comedies, Troilus and Cressida, and Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare's treatment of the self-effacing solution is complicated. Self- effacing traits are among the "king-becoming graces," which include ...
Bernard J. Paris, 2009
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Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy
That is to say, the correctness of some version of B/C moral theory does not guarantee that the practice of BCA is morally justified; B/C moral theories may be self-effacing— they may not recommend engaging in a practice of BCA (indeed, they ...
Charles K. Wilber, 1998
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Mill's Utilitarianism: Critical Essays
We know at least that if Mill's psychology is correct, then Bentham's theory of the good can be defended only if it self-effacing. Given two reasonable empirical constraints on a self-effacing theory of the good, Mill's psychology can show that  ...
David Lyons, 1997
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Value in Ethics and Economics
4.5 A Self-Effacing Theory of Practical Reason? We have seen that a rationally endorsable conception of human life must use expressive considerations to guide attitudes, emotions, motives, preferences, and actions. Any acceptable form of ...
Elizabeth Anderson, 1995
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Creating Another Self: Voice in Modern American Personal Poetry
FOUR. The. Self-Effacing. Mode. The previous two chapters showed the different modes a poet can use to project himself or herself in verse to achieve an expression of self that otherwise would not be possible. When using the confessional ...
Samuel Maio, 2005
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Imagined Human Beings: A Psychological Approach to Character ...
intransigent. In seeking to cut out Antonio's heart, Shylock is trying to cut out the last of his own self-effacing tendencies. Shylock loses our sympathy when he insists on his bond, despite Bassan- io's offers of money and Portia's plea for mercy.
Bernard J. Paris, 1997
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Ego
Self-effacing is a support for self. Self-effacing means refusing credit. Self- effacing means you won't take credit. Self-effacing is humility in action. Selfeffacing avoids pride. Self-effacing is acknowledging one only receives, so one.
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, 2011
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Our Practices, Our Selves: Or, What it Means to Be Human
I have a friend who, no matter what practice he engages in, does so with a sort of self-effacing irony that is at once charming and hysterically funny. He's a magazine editor, and such irony often seems to be a barrier against madness in that ...
Todd May, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-EFFACING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-effacing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Teen drama 'Paper Towns' imparts its lessons with self-effacing
The self-effacing ethic of “Paper Towns” is perfectly embodied in Nat Wolff, who had a supporting role in “The Fault in Our Stars.” Here, the young actor comes ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
A self-effacing scrapbook of Buddhist ruins
I grew up with very little religion around the house. Instead, I had kiddie science books. I was taught early that the universe is incredibly big and old, and that ... «The Asian Age, May 15»
3
Girls' Tennis: Self-effacing star Fan returns with decision to make
The Little Cyclones' top player is also their most self-effacing. After her performance last season, though, that's becoming a little more difficult. Fan was dominant ... «Ames Tribune, Apr 15»
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Russell Crowe: 'I respect the gods of film'
The sparkling world of movies needs all sorts. It would be a less colourful place if every actor was as self-effacing as Bill Nighy or as shy as Ralph Fiennes. «Irish Times, Apr 15»
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Badminton star Saina Nehwal's path to the top shows steely resolve …
She had her focus and like her mentor Gopichand, a self-effacing humility. All that has helped as then Indian sports lover once again get the rare chance to ... «Scroll.in, Mar 15»
6
Britten Sinfonia/Ward review – typically self-effacing, but satisfying
It was a typically self-effacing portrait, and a truthful one; some of Woolrich's most rewarding and revealing works have refracted his own musical personality ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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Tasmin Little comes across as a tad too self-effacing for Korngold's …
At the Orpheum on Saturday, November 15. Continues at the Orpheum at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, and at the Bell Performing Arts Centre on Monday, ... «Straight.com, Nov 14»
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In praise of Canada: self-effacing and yet self-possessed
And that attitude embodies what makes Canada such an admirable country, so self-effacing and yet self-possessed. The rest of the world could learn a lot from ... «Irish Times, Oct 14»
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Small, "self-effacing" library near Beijing wins big Canadian …
The Liyuan Library, located about 90 minutes from Beijing, China, has taken home the inaugural 2014 Moriyama RAIC International Prize. The modest, simple ... «The Vancouver Observer, Oct 14»
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Vic Atiyeh remembered as self-effacing 'symbol of public service' in …
SALEM, OREGON -- September 3, 2014 -- Governor John Kitzhaber. A memorial service for former Governor Victor Atiyeh was held in the House chamber at the ... «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Sep 14»

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