godsend
/ˈɡɒdsɛnd
/noun
A very helpful or valuable event, person, or article: these information packs are a godsend to schools...
- This article is a godsend because it is extremely difficult to get people to understand why my son is on a special diet.
- An object of derision though she may be to some, to others the celebrity fashion icon is a godsend, for rarely does she also possess a model figure.
- So the 1996 film Brassed Off was a godsend in one sense, but a mixed blessing in another.
Synonyms
boon, blessing, bonus, good thing, benefit, help, aid, advantage, gain, asset, privilege, luxury;
windfall, bonanza, stroke of luck, piece of good fortune
informal perk, plus, plus point, pro
formal perquisite
literary benison
Origin
Early 19th century: from God's send 'what God has sent'.