/ Dictionary / Index S self-effacement: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: self-ef•face•ment Pronunciation: (self'i-fās'munt, self"-), [key] — n. the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: self-effacement (Thesaurus) self-educated self-employed Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language