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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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" [syn: boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: back-formation from god-sent Date: 1820 a desirable or needed thing or event that comes unexpectedly

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. an unexpected but welcome event or acquisition.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Godsend God"send`, n. Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe something as a godsend, you are emphasizing that it helps you very much. Pharmacists are a godsend when you don't feel sick enough to call the doctor. N-SING: a N [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Windfall, unexpected gift, good luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck, stroke of fortune.

Moby Thesaurus

advantage, benediction, benefit, blessing, boast, bonanza, boon, catch, diamond, find, gem, gift, good thing, jewel, loaves and fishes, manna, manna from heaven, pearl, plum, pride, pride and joy, prize, treasure, trophy, trouvaille, windfall, winner