reineke wrote:An anti-braggart, self-effacer, self-doubter.
Thanks fox
but you can be the opposite of a show off, without a lot of self-doubt I think. I looked up braggart, and it has millions of synonyms but only 1 antonym which is humble.
reineke wrote:An anti-braggart, self-effacer, self-doubter.
Xmmm wrote:I think the kind of nouns you're looking for are almost always created as aspersions. Braggart, wastrel, spendthrift, blowhard, cad, lech, loafer, moocher, miser, gossip, fop.
So, I can think of nouns for "humble person" with negative connotations: mouse, doormat, milquetoast. But I can't think of any positive ones.
Speakeasy wrote:I believe that the noun/adjective pair that you're looking for is humility/humble.
Humility is the state of being humble or free from pride or arrogance.
A range of synonyms for the noun humility suggested by the Webster's dictionary include: humbleness, modesty, meekness, diffidence, unassertiveness, servility, submissiveness. However, in my view these are not necessarily interchangeable: I would never replace modesty by servility.
Xmmm wrote:OP wants a concrete noun meaning the opposite of "a show-off". If it doesn't exist, maybe we should make it up and see if it goes viral.
Possibilities:
humilicant (fake derivation from Latin)
humilidor (fake derivation from Spanish, or maybe again from Latin I don't know)
crevasse (as in, crevasses are deep and quiet and so is this guy)
I'm sure others can come up with better neologisms ... please get to work and remember when you're done I get the credit.
zenmonkey wrote:A supplicant.
Apparently not used enough to be current coin and with too many other meanings.
How about a modest mouse. A bit slangish.
Tillumadoguenirurm wrote:Unassuming.
vogeltje wrote:Tillumadoguenirurm wrote:Unassuming.
thanks for your reply, but it's an adjective I think.
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