saving grace vs characteristic

characteristic vs saving grace

saving grace and characteristic both are nouns.

saving grace is not an adjective while characteristic is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saving grace	Yes	No	No	No
characteristic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, characteristic is a hypernym of saving grace; that is, characteristic is a word with a broader meaning than saving grace:

saving grace: a redeeming quality or characteristic
characteristic: a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something

saving grace (noun)	characteristic (noun)
a redeeming quality or characteristic	a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence	any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
	a prominent attribute or aspect of something
	the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

saving grace (adjective)	characteristic (adjective)
	typical or distinctive

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