saving grace

sav·ing grace

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sey-ving greys]
- /ˈseɪ vɪŋ greɪs/
- /ˈseɪvɪŋ ɡreɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sey-ving greys]
- /ˈseɪ vɪŋ greɪs/

Definitions of saving grace words

noun saving grace a quality that makes up for other generally negative characteristics; redeeming feature. 1
noun saving grace redeeming feature 1
countable noun saving grace A saving grace is a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them from being completely bad or worthless. 0

See all 3 definitions of saving grace

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Origin of saving grace

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Saving grace

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Saving grace

saving grace popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

saving grace usage trend in Literature

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