EFFACING

Meaning of EFFACING in English

p.pr. & ·vb.n. of efface.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

EFFACING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Efface
Английский словарь Webster
EFFACING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Efface
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EFFACING — Стереть
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-EFFACING — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : retiring essentially humble, modest, and self-effacing — B.K.Malinowski • self-effacingly | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-EFFACING — adjective not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities SYN modest : He was a shy, self-effacing man. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
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
UNPRETENTIOUS — un ‧ pre ‧ ten ‧ tious /ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs◂/ BrE AmE adjective not trying to seem better, more important etc than …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNASSUMING — un ‧ as ‧ sum ‧ ing /ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ◂, -ˈsuː- $ -ˈsuː-/ BrE AmE adjective showing no desire to be noticed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF-DEPRECATING — ˌself-ˈdeprecating BrE AmE adjective trying to make your own abilities or achievements seem unimportant: self-deprecating humour —ˌself-depreˈcation noun [uncountable] • …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MODEST — mod ‧ est /ˈmɒdəst, ˈmɒdɪst $ ˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: modestus ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUMBLE — I. hum ‧ ble 1 /ˈhʌmb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EFFACE — ( effaces, effacing, effaced) To efface something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EFFACE — (~s, effacing, ~d) To ~ something means to destroy or remove it so that it cannot be seen any more. …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEEK — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a shy, meek little child ▪ This movie, with its violent scenes, is definitely …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gun permit ▪ More than 300,000 civilians, in a country of 6 million, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEW — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A few ▪ A few weeks from now I’ll be in Venice. Comparatively few ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHARM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES charm school charmed circle ▪ politicians outside the charmed circle old-world charm ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MODEST — INDEX: 1. a modest person 2. to be too modest 3. modest behaviour RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ PROUD ↑ BOAST …
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