blessing
noun (APPROVAL) /ˈbles.ɪŋ/Definition
sb's blessing › approval that someone gives to a plan or action: The government has given its blessing to the plan. Eventually they got married with her father's blessing.Allowing and permittingApproving and approvalAccepting and agreeingAccepting and agreeing reluctantly
(Definition of blessing noun (APPROVAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- admit of sth phrasal verb
- allow of sth phrasal verb
- allow verb (GIVE PERMISSION)
- allowable adjective
- authorization noun
- authorize verb
- concession noun (SOMETHING ALLOWED)
- given the chance/choice idiom
- go ahead phrasal verb
- imprimatur noun
- leave noun (PERMISSION)
- leave verb (GIVE RESPONSIBILITY)
- let sb/sth in phrasal verb
- let sb/sth out phrasal verb
- OK noun
- sanction noun (APPROVAL)
- submit verb (ALLOW)
- unlicensed adjective
- valid adjective
- waive verb
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Allowing and permitting
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