facesaving
facesaving · more facesaving · most facesaving
That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestigeThat prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
Meaning
1 sensesThat prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
Origin
From face + saving.From face + saving.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more facesaving, most facesaving| Comparative | more facesaving Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most facesaving Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.