self-effacing

adj.
Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.

self-effacement self'-ef·face'ment (-fās'mənt) n.

adjective

Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner: backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, retiring, shy¹, timid. See restraint/unrestraint.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  Synonym: reticent

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - selvudslettende

Nederlands (Dutch)
bescheiden, zichzelf wegcijferend

Français (French)
adj. - effacé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zurückhaltend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μετριόφρων

Italiano (Italian)
modesto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - modesto

Русский (Russian)
скромный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - modesto, humilde

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - självutplånande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不出风头的, 谦让的, 不喜出风头的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不出風頭的, 謙讓的, 不喜出風頭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 주제넘게 나서지 않는, 자기를 내세우지 않는, 사양하는 태도의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 表面に出ない, 控えめな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متواضع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצטנע, ביישן, לא מתבלט‬

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