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godsend
god·send G0175100 (gŏd′sĕnd′)n. Something wanted or needed that comes or happens unexpectedly.
[Alteration of Middle English goddes sand, God's message : goddes, genitive of God, God; see god + sand, message (from Old English; see sent- in Indo-European roots).]godsend (ˈɡɒdˌsɛnd) na person or thing that comes unexpectedly but is particularly welcome[C19: changed from C17 God's send, alteration of goddes sand God's message, from Old English sand; see send1]god•send (ˈgɒdˌsɛnd)
n. an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God. [1805–15; earlier God's send, variant (by influence of send1) of God's sond or sand, Middle English Godes sand (Old English sand message, service)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | godsend - a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"bunce, gold rush, bonanza, manna from heaven, windfall, boom, gravyhappening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens |
godsendnoun blessing, help, benefit, asset, boon A microwave is a godsend for busy people.TranslationsGod (god) noun1. (with capital) the creator and ruler of the world (in the Christian, Jewish etc religions). 上帝 上帝2. (feminine ˈgoddess) a supernatural being who is worshipped. the gods of Greece and Rome. 神 神ˈgodly adjective religious. a godly man/life. 虔誠的 虔诚的ˈgodliness noun 虔誠 虔诚ˈgodchild, ˈgoddaughter, ˈgodson nouns a child who has a godparent or godparents. 教子(女) 教子（女） ˈgodfather, ˈgodmother, ˈgodparent nouns a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare. 教父(母) 教父（母） ˈgodsend noun a very welcome piece of unexpected good luck. Your cheque was an absolute godsend. 意外的好運 意外的好运IdiomsSeeyou're a godsendEncyclopediaSeeGodgodsend
Synonyms for godsendnoun blessingSynonyms- blessing
- help
- benefit
- asset
- boon
Synonyms for godsendnoun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)Synonyms- bunce
- gold rush
- bonanza
- manna from heaven
- windfall
- boom
- gravy
Related Words- happening
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
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