Self-effacement

Synonyms for "self-effacement" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

altruism commitment consecration dedication

Strong matches (5)

devotion diffidence disinterest humility

Noun(1 words)

Related words (8)

Noun(1 words)

modesty sacrifice self-abasement self-denial self-doubt self-immolation selflessness

Related word relations

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More general

1 entries

derived

3 entries

self-effacing self-effacingly self-effacingness

Translations

7 translations across 4 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries

vaatimattomuus noun (keeping in the background)

Hungarian

4 entries

félrehúzódás noun (keeping in the background)
háttérbe húzódás noun (keeping in the background)
háttérben maradás noun (keeping in the background)
visszahúzódás noun (keeping in the background)

Persian

1 entries

محو noun (keeping in the background)

Swedish

1 entries

självutplåning noun (keeping in the background)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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John likes to remain unnoticed and does so naturally through the self-effacement found in his personality.

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