SELF-EFFACING

Meaning of SELF-EFFACING in English

adjective

not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities

SYN modest :

He was a shy, self-effacing man.

► ˌself-efˈface·ment noun [ U ]

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SELF-EFFACING — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : retiring essentially humble, modest, and self-effacing — B.K.Malinowski • self-effacingly | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-EFFACING — ˌself-efˈfacing BrE AmE adjective not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements SYN modest : a quiet self-effacing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF-EFFACING — Someone who is self-effacing does not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves. As women we tend to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-EFFACING — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Her husband was a quiet, self-effacing man who spent much of his time in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELF-EFFACING — ■ adjective not claiming attention for oneself. Derivatives self-effacement noun ~ly adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
SELF-EFFACING — adj. retiring; modest; timid. øøself-effacement n. self-effacingly adv.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF-EFFACING — adj. retiring; modest; timid. Derivatives: self-effacement n. self-effacingly adv.
Oxford English vocab
SELF-EFFACING — Someone who is ~ does not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves. As women we tend to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF-EFFACING — Synonyms and related words : altruistic, backward, bashful, committed, consecrated, dedicated, deprecative, deprecatory, devoted, diffident, disinterested, humble, modest, rabbity, retiring, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-EFFACING — Function: adjective Synonyms: SHY 1, backward, bashful, diffident, modest, rabbity, retiring, timid, unassertive, unassured
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SELF-EFFACING — adjective Synonyms: shy 1, backward, bashful, diffident, modest, rabbity, retiring, timid, unassertive, unassured
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-EFFACING — See ↑ MODEST 1
Longman Activator English vocab
SELF-EFFACING — прил. скромный; держащийся в тени скромный; держащийся в тени
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-EFFACING — a скромный; держащийся в тени
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF-EFFACING — прил.скромный; держащийся в тени
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SELF EFFACING — (r) держащийся в тени
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF EFFACING — (a) скромный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF-EFFACING — a скромный; держащийся в тени
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SELF-EFFACING — a скромный; держащийся в тени
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF EFFACING — скромный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF EFFACING — скромный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF-EFFACING — прил. скромный; держащийся в тени
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SELF-EFFACING — прил. скромный; держащийся в тени
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SELF-EFFACING — _a. скромный; держащийся в тени
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SELF-EFFACING — a. скромный; держащийся в тени
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SELF-EFFACING — прил. скромный; держащийся в тени скромный; держащийся в тени
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EFFACING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Efface
Английский словарь Webster
EFFACING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Efface
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
EFFACING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of efface.
Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1. a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SELF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELF — n. Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self esteem self fertilization self heal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELF — Synonyms and related words : I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, anima, anima humana, atman, ba, better self, breath, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — n. self abandoned self abnegating self abnegation self absorbed self abuse self accusation self admiration self asserting self assertive self …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SELF — < language > A small, dynamically typed object-oriented language , based purely on prototypes and delegation . Self was developed …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SELF- — суф. В сложных словах : 1) выражает направленность действия на самого себя само-, себя-; свое- self-conceit ≈ самомнение self-control ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. сущ. 1) собственная личность, сам study of the self my own self my very self 2) коммерч. сам, лично …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EFFACING — Стереть
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF- — в сложных словах имеет значение 1. свой, себя: self-conceit - самомнение self-control - самообладание self-contradiction - внутреннее противоречие self-defence - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF — 1. self n ( pl selves) 1. 1> своё «я»; сущность, облик, склад, совокупность свойств ( человека ) my own …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF — 1. self n ( pl selves) 1. 1> своё «я»; сущность, облик, склад, совокупность свойств ( человека ) my own …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. _n. 1> собственная личность, сам; to have no thought of self - не думать о себе; one's better self …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SELF — 1. n. 1. собственная личность, сам; to have no thought of self - не думать о себе; one's better self …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SELF — 1. _n. (_pl. selves) 1> собственная личность, сам; the study of the self самоанализ; my own self, my very self …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SELF — 1) само- 2) себя - self-acting - self-adjusting - self-balancing - self-cleaning - self-closing - self-contained - self-cooling - self-cost …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
SELF- — само- ; авто- ; ~ self- acting ; ~ self- adjusting ; ~ self- balancing ; ~ self- cancelling item …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
SELF- — суф. В сложных словах : 1) выражает направленность действия на самого себя само-, себя-; свое- self-conceit ≈ самомнение self-control ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. сущ. 1) собственная личность, сам study of the self my own self my very self 2) коммерч. сам, лично …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EFFACE — transitive verb (~d; effacing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French esfacer, ~r, from e- + face face Date: 15th century to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEFACE — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *desfacer, *deffacer, from des- de- + face front, face Date: 14th century to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AW-SHUCKS — adjective Date: 1951 being or marked by an unsophisticated, self-conscious, or self-effacing manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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