Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saving grace

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: sav-ing -grace
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A redeeming quality or factor.

Countable

noun

God's grace or blessing, enabling sinners to attain salvation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For all his treachery and deception, he had one saving grace: good manners."
"With Gambier Bay and Hoel sinking and Roberts not much longer for this world, the Johnston is now set upon by four cruisers and a number of destroyers. The ship's crew patch holes as fast as they can, but the ship is literally gradually being taken apart by repeated salvos. The fact that this particular set of Japanese ships is STILL using armor-piercing instead of high explosive is the only saving grace."

Usage

Inflected Forms

saving graces (plural)

Synonyms

grace state of grace

Questions

What does saving grace mean?: A redeeming quality or factor.

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