Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Preventing or intended to prevent the loss of one's dignity or self-esteem.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective allowing one to maintain one's dignity or prestige; designed to avoid admitting something embarrassing; ; -- of actions.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
facesaving .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
- adjective maintaining dignity or prestige
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Examples
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All it says about this tribe is that they are better at constructing face-saving fantasies, and believing in them in record time, than they are at winning challenges.
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 21: Infants vs Senior Citizens : Acme Blindfolds & Blindsides. Tallulah Morehead 2010
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In the end, I suspect Rahm was being eased out of the bus, and Daley's vulnerability provided the face-saving opportunity.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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Both U.S. and Pakistani officials have predicted Torkham would reopen soon, and the apologies issued Wednesday could provide Pakistan with a face-saving way to back down.
NATO: U.S. Helicopter Attack That Killed Pakistani Soldiers 'A Mistake' AP 2010
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All it says about this tribe is that they are better at constructing face-saving fantasies, and believing in them in record time, than they are at winning challenges.
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 21: Infants vs Senior Citizens : Acme Blindfolds & Blindsides. Tallulah Morehead 2010
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In the end, I suspect Rahm was being eased out of the bus, and Daley's vulnerability provided the face-saving opportunity.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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In the end, I suspect Rahm was being eased out of the bus, and Daley's vulnerability provided the face-saving opportunity.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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In the end, I suspect Rahm was being eased out of the bus, and Daley's vulnerability provided the face-saving opportunity.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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More than a month after the face-saving July agreement that was meant to mark the beginning of the end of the crisis, there is no deal with Greece about collateral for its latest bailout; no agreement with private sector creditors about haircuts; and no new money for the eurozone bailout fund.
Trichet's out of humour, which is a shame because the jokes are rather good 2011
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In the end, I suspect Rahm was being eased out of the bus, and Daley's vulnerability provided the face-saving opportunity.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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Both U.S. and Pakistani officials have predicted Torkham would reopen soon, and the apologies issued Wednesday could provide Pakistan with a face-saving way to back down.
NATO: U.S. Helicopter Attack That Killed Pakistani Soldiers 'A Mistake' AP 2010
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