blessing
/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.06 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, My blessing, like a line of light, Is on the waters day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home."
- "Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer."
- "He was given blessings hoping he would pass his final exam."
- "We will not proceed without the executive director's blessing."
- "Jocasta had my blessing when she seduced you, you stuck-up piffler."
- "After two weeks of sun, last night's rainfall was a blessing."
Etymology
From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English blētsung, blēdsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless + -ing.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: blessinge, blētsung