SAVING GRACE

Meaning of SAVING GRACE in English

noun

: a redeeming quality or factor

shrank at the thought of leaving even a place so austere as this parish house, whose saving grace was that he kept busy here — Marcia Davenport

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SAVING GRACE — noun Date: 1597 a redeeming quality or factor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAVING GRACE — a quality that makes up for other generally negative characteristics; redeeming feature. [ 1590-1600 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAVING GRACE — Date: 1597 : a redeeming quality or factor
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAVING GRACE — Function: noun Date: 1597 : a redeeming quality or factor
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SAVING GRACE — ■ noun 1》 the redeeming grace of God. 2》 a redeeming quality or characteristic.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SAVING GRACE — [saving grace] n (1597): a redeeming quality or factor
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAVING GRACE — noun [ usually sing. ] the one good quality that a person or thing has that prevents them or it …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAVING GRACE — ( saving graces) A saving grace is a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAVING GRACE — (~s) A ~ is a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them from being completely …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SAVING GRACE — {n. phr.} A single good attribute; a redeeming quality. * /Felicity is not very attractive but her intelligence and wit …
Slang English vocab
SAVING GRACE — See ↑ ADVANTAGE 2
Longman Activator English vocab
SAVING GRACE — 25B6; noun REDEEMING FEATURE, good point, thing in its/one's favour, advantage, asset, selling point.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAVING GRACE — {n. phr.} A single good attribute; a redeeming quality. * /Felicity is not very attractive but her intelligence and wit …
Словарь английских идиом
SAVING GRACE — n. phr. A single good attribute; a redeeming quality. Felicity is not very attractive but her intelligence and wit are …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SAVING GRACE — положительное качество, перевешивающее недостатки - the * of honesty все искупающая честность - generosity is his * за великодушие ему …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAVING GRACE — Спасите Грейс
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SAVING GRACE — 1. положительное качество, перевешивающее недостатки the saving grace of honesty modesty - всё искупающая честность скромность generosity is his saving …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAVING GRACE — единственное хорошеее качество, то, что возмещает недостатки
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SAVING GRACE — 1. положительное качество, перевешивающее недостатки the ~ of honesty [modesty] - всё искупающая честность [скромность] generosity is his ~ - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SAVING GRACE — 1. положительное качество, перевешивающее недостатки the saving grace of honesty modesty - всё искупающая честность скромность generosity is his saving …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SAVING GRACE — единственное хорошеее качество, то, что возмещает недостатки
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SAVING GRACE — положительное качество, перевешивающее недостатки - the * of honesty все искупающая честность - generosity is his * за великодушие ему …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAVING — I Process of setting aside a portion of current income for future use, or the resources accumulated in this way …
Английский словарь Британика
GRACE — I In Christian theology, the unmerited gift of divine favour, which brings about the salvation of a sinner. The concept …
Английский словарь Британика
SAVING — I. ˈsāviŋ, -vēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of saven to save — more at save …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAVING — — savingly , adv. /say"ving/ , adj. 1. tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving. 2. compensating; redeeming: a saving …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRACE — — gracelike , adj. /grays/ , n. , v. , graced, gracing . n. 1. elegance or beauty of form, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRACE — I. ˈgrās noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin gratia favor, charm, thanks, from gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAVING — adj preserving; rescuing. 2. saving ·noun exception; reservation. 3. saving ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of save. 4. saving ·adj making reservation …
Webster English vocab
GRACE — noun thanks. 2. grace ·vt to supply with heavenly grace. 3. grace ·vt to add grace notes, cadenzas, ·etc., to. …
Webster English vocab
GRACE — [grace] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L gratia favor, charm, thanks, fr. gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to Skt grnati he …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAVING — process of setting aside a portion of current income for future use, or the flow of resources accumulated in this …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRACE — in Christian theology, the spontaneous, unmerited gift of the divine favour in the salvation of sinners, and the divine influence …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRACE — grace, Grace BrE AmE ɡreɪs ▷ graced ɡreɪst ▷ graces, Graces, Grace's ˈɡreɪs ɪz -əz ▷ gracing ˈɡreɪs ɪŋ ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAVING — / ˈseɪvɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] an amount of sth such as time or money that you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRACE — / greɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF MOVEMENT 1. [ U ] an attractive quality of movement …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAVING — sav ‧ ing S3 W3 /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ save , ↑ saver , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRACE — I. grace 1 /ɡreɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin gratia 'pleasing quality, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRACE — I. Grace, Princess BrE AmE ⇨ ↑ Kelly, Grace II. Grace, W.G. BrE AmE (1848–1915) an English ↑ cricketer who …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAVING — adj., n., & prep. --adj. (often in comb.) making economical use of (labour-saving). --n. 1 anything that is saved. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRACE — n. & v. --n. 1 attractiveness, esp. in elegance of proportion or manner or movement; gracefulness. 2 courteous good will …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAVING — adj., n., & prep. adj. (often in comb.) making economical use of (labour-saving). n. 1 anything that is saved. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRACE — n. & v. n. 1 attractiveness, esp. in elegance of proportion or manner or movement; gracefulness. 2 courteous good will …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAVING — adj., n., & prep. --adj. (often in comb.) making economical use of (labour-saving). --n. 1. anything that is saved. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
GRACE — n. & v. --n. 1. attractiveness, esp. in elegance of proportion or manner or movement; gracefulness. 2 courteous good will …
Oxford English vocab
GRACE — ( graces, gracing, graced) 1. If someone moves with grace , they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRACE — (~s, gracing, ~d) 1. If someone moves with ~, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way. He moved …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SAVING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a savings bank (= a bank that accepts your savings and provides mortgages ) daylight …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRACE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES social graces (= good and polite behaviour towards other people ) ▪ I had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAVING — n. Process of setting aside a portion of current income for future use, or the resources accumulated in this way …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRACE — n. Abbott Grace Grace Stansfield Grace William Gilbert Hopper Grace Murray Grace Brewster Murray Kelly Grace Princess Grace of Monaco …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRACE — n. In Christian theology, the unmerited gift of divine favour, which brings about the salvation of a sinner. The concept …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SAVING — Synonyms and related words : Scotch, aside from, bar, barring, beside, besides, but, cache, canny, careful, chary, cheeseparing, compensating, compensatory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRACE — n. 25B6; noun the grace of a ballerina : ELEGANCE, poise, gracefulness, finesse; suppleness, agility, nimbleness, light-footedness. he had the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRACE — n. 1 elegance, gracefulness, suppleness, finesse, refinement, ease, polish, poise She rides well, with an unconscious grace 2 tastefulness, (good) …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SAVING — 1. прил. 1) спасительный, спасающий Syn : salutary 2) бережливый, расчетливый, экономный Syn : thrifty, economical 3) юр. содержащий оговорку; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRACE — 1. сущ. 1) грация; изящество; плавность It's difficult to walk up and down stairs with grace. ≈ Трудно бегать вверх …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAVING — 1. ʹseıvıŋ n 1. экономия, сбережение saving of energy - экономия энергии saving of time - выигрыш во времени saving …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GRACE — grace.ogg 1. greıs n 1. 1> грация, изящество natural bewitching, indescribable, touching grace - естественная обворожительная, неописуемая, трогательная грация full …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAVING — экономия - energy loss saving - energy saving - fuel saving - labor saving - resources saving - water saving
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SAVING — экономия - energy loss saving - energy saving - fuel saving - labor saving - resources saving - water saving
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SAVING — сбережения - fuel saving - saving in cost - saving in material - saving of power - saving of time
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SAVING — saving прил.1) спасительный, спасающий Syn:salutary 2) бережливый, расчетливый, экономный Syn:thrifty, economical 3) юр. содержащий оговорку; вносящий оговорку, изъятие, исключение 4) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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