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).]
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god·send (gŏd'sĕnd') ![]() |
[Alteration of Middle English goddes sand, God's message : goddes, genitive of God, God; see god + sand, message (from Old English).]
| Antonyms: godsend |
Definition: gift, benefit
Antonyms: bad fortune, bad luck, blow, bombshell, scourge, setback
| WordNet: godsend |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune
Synonyms: windfall, gravy, bunce
| Translations: Godsend |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - uventet held
Français (French)
n. - aubaine
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gottesgabe, Glücksfall
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θεόπεμπτο δώρο, κελεπούρι, θεόσταλτη τύχη
Italiano (Italian)
colpo di fortuna
Português (Portuguese)
n. - dádiva (f) de Deus, acaso (m) feliz, pechincha (f)
Русский (Russian)
неожиданная удача или находка
Español (Spanish)
n. - don del cielo, cosa llovida del cielo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gudagåva
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
天赐之物, 意外获得的幸运
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天賜之物, 意外獲得的幸運
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) هبه من الله, من السماء
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מתת-אלוהים, מזל, אירוע או רכישה לא-צפויים אך חיוביים
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