self-effacing

1. 1.

   reluctant to draw attention to yourself

   Synonymsreticentretiring

   Similarunassertive

Questions about self-effacing

What does self-effacing mean?

self-effacing means "reluctant to draw attention to yourself".

How many syllables are in self-effacing?

self-effacing has 4 syllables: sel-f-ef-fa-cing. The stress falls on "f-ef".

What is another word for self-effacing?

Close synonyms include reticent, retiring. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.