self-effacingness

noun

Having the quality of humility.

“John stated he had, "done his small part", with his usual self-effacingness.”

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Meanings

nounself-effacingness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableHaving the quality of humility.

    John stated he had, "done his small part", with his usual self-effacingness.

Origin

From self-effacing + -ness.

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APA

self-effacingness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-effacingness

MLA

“self-effacingness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-effacingness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-effacingness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-effacingness.

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