Definitions of saving grace [ˈseɪ vɪŋ]

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Definition of 'saving grace'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) saving grace
a quality that makes up for other generally negative characteristics; redeeming feature.

Etymology: (1590–1600)

Definition of 'saving grace'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) grace, saving grace, state of grace
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
"the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

2. (noun) saving grace
a redeeming quality or characteristic
"her love of music remains her one saving grace"; "her sense of humor has to be a saving grace"; "the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs"

Translation of 'saving grace'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a good quality that makes up for a fault His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.
Afrikaans: voortreflikheid	Arabic: صِفَة مُنْقِذَه، فَضيلَه	Bulgarian: преимущество
Brazilian: coisa a favor	Czech: dobrá stránka	German: rettende Eigenschaft
Danish: forsonende forhold	Greek: σωτήριο χαρακτηριστικό	Spanish: mérito
Estonian: päästev asjaolu	Farsi: امتياز؛مزيت	Finnish: hyvä puoli
French: chose qui rachète	Hebrew: נְקוּדַת אוֹר יְחִידָה	Hindi: बचत
Croatian: milost spasenja	Hungarian: mentő körülmény	Indonesian: penyelamat
Icelandic: bót í máli	Italian: merito	Japanese: とりえ
Korean: (결점을 보충하는) 장점	Lithuanian: tai, kas gelbsti, privalu	Latvian: labaīpašība
Malay: penyelamat	Dutch: alles goedmakende eigensc	Norwegian: forsonende trekk
Polish: dobra strona	Persian: امتياز؛مزيت	Pashto: دالی
Portuguese: coisa a favor	Romanian: ceea ce salvează	Russian: положительное свойство
Slovak: kladná stránka vyvažujúca	Slovenian: dobra lastnost	Serbian: jedina svetla tačka
Swedish: försonande drag	Thai: ลักษณะที่บรรเทา (ความน่าเ	Turkish: bir kusuruörtücü özellik
Taiwanese: 可取之處	Ukrainian: рятівна сила; позитивна я	Urdu: غنیمت بات
Vietnamese: điều bù đắp cho những lỗi	Chinese: 可取之处，可弥补缺点的优点
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