self-effacingness

Noun

uncountable

Having the quality of humility.

Japanese Meaning

謙虚さ / 控えめであること

Her self-effacingness made colleagues underestimate her contributions, even though she quietly led the project's success.

彼女の謙虚さのせいで同僚たちは彼女の貢献を過小評価してしまったが、彼女は密かにプロジェクトを成功に導いていた。

Sense（1）

Having the quality of humility.

John stated he had, "done his small part", with his usual self-effacingness.