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• s  reluctant to draw attention to yourself

• With 30 Rock, which she also writes and produces, Fey combines an insider's send-up of TV with subtle, self-effacing feminism, as Liz wrangles difficult stars and leads a mostly .
• Well by definition Joe you are also not self-effacing - in fact, you would be hard pressed to say that anyone who runs for office is self-effacing.
• Here, a celebration of the life and legacy of Charles Darwin, the self-effacing British naturalist who wrote On the Origin of Species, which outlined his theory of evolution and .

• reticent
• retiring

News & Articles

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• Tektronix founder honored on what would be his 100th birthday
  Howard Vollum never lost passion for oscilloscope innovations Ruth Haugsten hasn't been Howard Vollum's secretary since 1986, but sharing memories of her boss of 20 years still leaves her misty-eyed. "He was a very self-effacing person," she said of the Tektronix founder, who passed away of a sudden illness in 1986. "If there was a group of people in the room, he would go over to each person and ...
  June 6, 2013 - Portland Tribune

Quotes

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• David Gilmour in InTheNews.co.uk
  He created a sound that glued the whole Pink Floyd thing together,Gilmour told Holland on the music show. "He was just a very self-effacing but very talented, lovely chap. We're incredibly sad to have lost him."
• Graeme Swann in Times Online
  Recalling the mood over lunch, Swann said: "We all sat there laughing at each other, saying, 'How bad are we?' It was self-effacing humour - and it was important, because if we'd got down and down-trodden, it could all have turned out a lot worse."
• Barbara Boxer in Washington Post
  He really does develop consensus before he makes decisions,said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. "He's a very self-effacing individual. There's a certain naivete to Harry that's refreshing. He's not rehearsed."