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facesaving

facesaving adjective: that prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.

Adjective

facesaving (comparative more facesaving, superlative most facesaving)

  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

Noun

facesaving (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of saving face.

Forms of facesaving

comparativemore facesaving
superlativemost facesaving
alternative formface-saving

Origin of facesaving

From face + saving.

Questions about facesaving

What does facesaving mean?
Facesaving means that prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
What part of speech is facesaving?
Facesaving can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near facesaving in the dictionary

  1. faces the facts
  2. faces the music
  3. faces up
  4. faces up to
  5. facesat
  6. facesaving
  7. facesheet
  8. facesheets
  9. faceshield
  10. faceshields
  11. facesit

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