providential

Questions about providential

What does providential mean?

providential means "peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in providential?

providential has 4 syllables: pro-vi-den-tial. The stress falls on "den". In IPA it is /ˌpɹɑvəˈdɛnʃəl/.

What is another word for providential?

Close synonyms include heaven-sent, miraculous, divine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is providential a common word?

providential is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with providential?

7 words rhyme with providential. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.