providential
Use Providential in a sentence
ɪˈdɛn adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
2.
opportune, fortunate, or lucky: a providential event.
Related forms
prov·i·den·tial·ly, adverb
non·prov·i·den·tial, adjective
non·prov·i·den·tial·ly, adverb
un·prov·i·den·tial, adjective
un·prov·i·den·tial·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. happy.
2. happy.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To providential
00:10
Providential
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
providential (ˌprɒvɪˈdɛnʃəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| relating to, characteristic of, or presumed to proceed from or as if from divine providence | |
| provi'dentially | |
| —adv | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Example sentences
His seclusion came to an end in a distinctly providential manner.
The refusal of one of her beloved dogs to get into the car with her was a providential warning.
Certainly, there was something providential about it-from the point of view of the teacher as well as of the taught.
If not, it was providential, for at last it stirred the cheers that people were accustomed to giving at papal elections.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
