Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
(comparative more self-effacing, superlative most self-effacing)
- Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.
- Clark Kent's self-effacing behavior is to purposefully make people ignore him.
- "[...] His personality was also extremely endearing, his interviews were very self-effacing, he came over as gentle and was generous in his praise of others. [...]" (Ian Gillan about Elvis Presley)