Meanings
comparative more redeeming · superlative most redeeming
- Compensating for the faults of someone or something.
His lack of punctuality was offset by his redeeming sense of humor.
1 more example
There are few redeeming features, if any, about the London Midland Region winter timetable.
1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: London Midland Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 592 - Able to save people from sin, error or evil.
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of redeem
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivebringing about salvation or redemption from sin
adjectivecompensating for some fault or defect
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Spanish redentor, redimiente
- redentorCompensating for the faults of someone or something. Able to save people from sin, error or evil.
- redimienteCompensating for the faults of someone or something. Able to save people from sin, error or evil.
Cite this entry
redeeming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redeeming
“redeeming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redeeming. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redeeming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redeeming.
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