Providential — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention

relating to or characteristic of providence; - M.R.Cohen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌɑːvɪdˈɛnʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌɒvɪdˈɛnʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌɒvɪdˈɛnʃəl/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˌɑːvɪdˈɛnʃəl/.

Examples

a heaven-sent rain saved the crops
a providential recovery
assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

divine heaven-sent miraculous

Parts of Speech

adjective	peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention “a heaven-sent rain saved the crops”
adjective	relating to or characteristic of providence; - M.R.Cohen “assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan”
adjective	resulting from divine providence “providential care”

Word Forms

miracle	noun	a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
providence	noun	a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorsehung

besonders glücklich oder angemessen; wie durch göttliches Eingreifen

🇫🇷French

providentiel

particulièrement chanceux ou approprié; comme par intervention divine

🇪🇸Spanish

providencial

particularmente afortunado o apropiado; como por intervención divina

🇮🇹Italian

provvidenziale

particolarmente fortunato o appropriato; come per intervento divino

🇳🇱Dutch

voorzienig

bijzonder gelukkig of passend; alsof het door goddelijke tussenkomst is

🇵🇹Portuguese

providencial

peculiarmente afortunado ou apropriado; como se por intervenção divina

🇷🇺Russian

провиденциальный

особенно удачный или подходящий; словно по божественному вмешательству

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दैवी

विशेष रूप से भाग्यशाली या उपयुक्त; मानो दैवीय हस्तक्षेप से

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রভিডেন্টাল

অদ্ভুতভাবে ভাগ্যবান বা উপযুক্ত; যেন ঐশ্বরিক হস্তক্ষেপ দ্বারা

🇮🇳Tamil

வருங்கால வைப்பு

விசேஷமாக அதிர்ஷ்டம் அல்லது பொருத்தமானது; தெய்வீக தலையீடு போல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రొవిడెన్షియల్

విచిత్రంగా అదృష్టం లేదా తగిన; దైవిక జోక్యంతో ఉన్నట్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

भविष्यसूचक

विचित्रपणे भाग्यवान किंवा योग्य; जणू दैवी हस्तक्षेपाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવિષ્યકથન

વિશિષ્ટ રીતે નસીબદાર અથવા યોગ્ય; જાણે દૈવી હસ્તક્ષેપ દ્વારા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭವಿಷ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕ

ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಅದೃಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ತ; ದೈವಿಕ ಹಸ್ತಕ್ಷೇಪದಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൊവിഡൻഷ്യൽ

പ്രത്യേകമായി ഭാഗ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉചിതമായത്; ദൈവിക ഇടപെടൽ പോലെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰੋਵਿਡੈਂਟਲ

ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਿਸਮਤ ਵਾਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਉਚਿਤ; ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਦਖਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشگی

خاص طور پر خوش قسمت یا مناسب؛ گویا خدائی مداخلت سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

天意的

特别幸运或合适；仿佛受到神的干预

🇯🇵Japanese

摂理的な

非常に幸運であるか、適切である。まるで神の介入によるかのように

🇰🇷Korean

신의

특히 운이 좋았거나 적절했습니다. 마치 신이 개입한 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự quan phòng

đặc biệt may mắn hoặc thích hợp; như thể có sự can thiệp của thần thánh

🇹🇭Thai

ความรอบคอบ

โชคดีเป็นพิเศษหรือเหมาะสม ประหนึ่งว่าโดยการแทรกแซงของพระเจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

takdir

sangat beruntung atau pantas; seolah-olah karena campur tangan ilahi

🇵🇭Filipino

pangalagaan

kakaibang masuwerte o angkop; na parang sa pamamagitan ng banal na interbensyon

🇲🇾Malay

rezeki

bernasib baik atau sesuai; seolah-olah dengan campur tangan ilahi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محظوظ

محظوظ أو مناسب بشكل خاص؛ كما لو كان من خلال التدخل الإلهي

🇮🇷Persian

مشیتی

به طور عجیبی خوش شانس یا مناسب؛ گویی با دخالت الهی

🇹🇷Turkish

ilahi

özellikle şanslı veya uygun; sanki ilahi müdahaleyle

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁל הָהַשׁגָחָה

בר מזל או מתאים במיוחד; כאילו על ידי התערבות אלוהית

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