providential C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˌprɑvɪˈdɛnʃəl/ UK /ˌprɒvɪˈdɛnʃəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj occurring as if by divine intervention; fortunate and timely The providential arrival of rescuers saved the stranded climbers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · occurring as if by divine... fortunateluckyopportunetimelyheaven-sentauspiciousfortuitous ↔ Opposites unluckyuntimelyunfortunatecalamitous Word family Forms providentially Derived forms providentially Related forms providenceprovidentprovide Etymology AI details From providence (from Latin providentia 'foresight', from providere 'to foresee, provide', from pro- 'ahead' + videre 'to see') + the suffix -al. providentia Latin videre Latin *weyd- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # providential **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌprɑvɪˈdɛnʃəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌprɒvɪˈdɛnʃəl/ ## Meanings 1. occurring as if by divine intervention; fortunate and timely ## Examples - The providential arrival of rescuers saved the stranded climbers. ## Synonyms - fortunate - lucky - opportune - timely - heaven-sent - auspicious - fortuitous ## Antonyms - unlucky - untimely - unfortunate - calamitous ## Derived Forms - providentially ## Related Forms - providence - provident - provide ## Roots and Affixes - Root: providentia - Root: videre - Root: *weyd- ## Etymology From providence (from Latin providentia 'foresight', from providere 'to foresee, provide', from pro- 'ahead' + videre 'to see') + the suffix -al. ## AI Etymology Providential is from providence (from Latin providentia 'foresight', from providere 'to foresee, provide', from pro- 'ahead' + videre 'to see') + the suffix -al. Important recorded forms include providentia (Latin), videre (Latin), and *weyd- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers occurring as if by divine intervention; fortunate and timely. The wider family includes derived forms such as providentially and related words such as providence, provident, and provide. ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown