godsend

English

Alternative forms

God-send

Etymology

From Middle English goddes sand, godes sonde (“God’s message”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

godsend (plural godsends)

An unexpected good fortune or benefit; a windfall.

Related terms

godsent

Translations

an unexpected good fortune

Arabic: مُصَادَفَة سَعِيدَة‎ f (muṣādafa saʕīda), مِنْحَة إِلٰهِيَّة‎ f (minḥa ʔilāhiyya), ضَرْبَة حَظّ‎ f (ḍarbat ḥaẓẓ)
Belarusian: бо́жы дар m (bóžy dar)
Bulgarian: бо́жи дар m (bóži dar)
Czech: dar z nebes m
Dutch: godsgeschenk (nl) n
Finnish: onnenpotku, taivaanlahja
French: don du ciel (fr) m
German: Glücksfall (de) m, Geschenk des Himmels
Greek: θείο δώρο n (theío dóro)
Ancient: ἕρμαιον n (hérmaion)
Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} מתנה משמים‎ f (mataná mi šamájim)
Italian: colpo di fortuna
Macedonian: божји дар m (božji dar)
Plautdietsch: Säajen m
Polish: dar niebios m
Portuguese: dádiva (pt) f
Russian: бо́жий дар (ru) m (bóžij dar), благода́ть (ru) f (blagodátʹ), ниспосла́ние госпо́дне n (nisposlánije gospódne)
Slovak: dar z nebies m
Swedish: gudagåva c
Tagalog: hulog ng langit
Ukrainian: бо́жий дар m (bóžyj dar)

See also

serendipity

Anagrams

Dodgens, Goddens, dogends

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