providential

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
  2. adjective relating to or characteristic of providence; - M.R.Cohen
  3. adjective resulting from divine providence

Etymology

From Latin prōvidentia (“providence”) + -al.

In classic literature

Synonyms

heaven-sent, miraculous

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