godsend

godsend

English

Etymology

Middle English goddes sand - God’s message

Noun

godsend (plural godsends)

1. An unexpected good fortune or benefit; a windfall.

Translations

an unexpected good fortune

Arabic: مُصَادَفَة سَعِيدَة‎ f (muṣādafa saʿīda), مِنْحَة إِلٰهِيَّة‎ f (minḥa ʾilāhiyya), ضَرْبَة حَظّ‎ f (ḍarbat ḥaẓẓ) Bulgarian: божи дар m (boži dar) Czech: dar z nebes m Dutch: godsgeschenk (nl) n German: Glücksfall (de) m, Geschenk des Himmels

Hebrew: מתנה משמים‎ f (mataná mi šamájim) Italian: colpo di fortuna Portuguese: dádiva (pt) f Swedish: gudagåva c

See also

• godsent

Anagrams

• Dodgens, dogends