Self-effacingness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Having the quality of humility. uncountable

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

Example

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

Etymology

From self-effacing + -ness.

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