Meanings
plural saving graces
- countableA redeeming quality or factor.
For all his treachery and deception, he had one saving grace: good manners.
1 more example
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.
2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 31:46 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Polish jedyny atut
- jedyny atutTranslations
Spanish gracia salvante, gracia salvadora
- gracia salvanteTranslations
- gracia salvadoraTranslations
- gracia salvíficaTranslations
Cite this entry
saving grace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saving%20grace
“saving grace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saving%20grace. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saving grace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saving%20grace.
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