facesaving

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adjective

That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.

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Meanings

adjectivefacesaving (comparative more facesaving, superlative most facesaving)

comparative more facesaving · superlative most facesaving · alternative face-saving

  1. That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.

    And it tends toward the conclusion that the best outcome is one in which Putin finds some face-saving exit: additional Ukrainian territory, a Ukrainian pledge of neutrality, a lifting of some of the sanctions.

    2022 March 29, Bret Stephens, “What if Putin Didn’t Miscalculate?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
nounfacesaving (uncountable)

alternative face-saving

  1. uncountableThe act or process of saving face.

Origin

From face + saving.

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APA

facesaving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facesaving

MLA

“facesaving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facesaving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “facesaving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facesaving.

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