"self-effacingness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From self-effacing + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|self-effacing|ness}} self-effacing + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-effacingness (uncountable)
  1. Having the quality of humility. Tags: uncountable
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