godsend

god·send  (gdsnd)

n.

Something wanted or needed that comes or happens unexpectedly.

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[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).]

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godsend [ˈgɒdˌsɛnd]

n

a person or thing that comes unexpectedly but is particularly welcome

[changed from C17 God's send, alteration of goddes sand God's message, from Old English sand; see send¹]

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, gravy happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens

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godsend

noun blessing, help, benefit, asset, boon A microwave is a godsend for busy people.

Translations

godsend [ˈgɒdsend] N → don m del cielo
it was a godsend to us → nos llegó en buena hora

godsend [ˈgɒdsɛnd] n → aubaine f, bénédiction f

godsend [ˈgɒdˌsɛnd] n → dono del cielo
it was a godsend to us → è stata una vera manna per noi