Godsend Definition

gŏdsĕnd
noun
Anything unexpected and needed or desired that comes at the opportune moment, as if sent by God.
Webster's New World

An unexpected good fortune or benefit; a windfall.

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Other Word Forms of Godsend

Noun

Singular:
godsend
Plural:
godsends

Origin of Godsend

  • Alteration of Middle English goddes sand God's message goddes genitive of God God god sand message (from Old English sent- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English goddes sand - God’s message

    From Wiktionary

Godsend Sentence Examples

  • Since video games for the PC can cost anywhere from twenty to sixty dollars, the advent of free kids' games online is a proverbial godsend to parents as well as their children.

  • Big and tall men's stores are a godsend for those guys who need sizes XL and up (sometimes up to 10XL) or those who need extra long sleeve lengths, shirt lengths, and inseams.

  • Twenty-four hours later the long spell of calm, a godsend to Godley and Byng, came to an end.

  • If you carry your weight around your middle and have yet to lose the extra pounds you'd like to shed, waist cinchers could be a godsend.

  • They're a real godsend for the disadvantaged kids of tomorrow, of that I'm sure.

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Words Starting With

GGOGOD

Words Ending With

DNDEND

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Words Starting With G and Ending With D

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With G7 Letter Words Ending With D