different between blessing vs behalf

English

Etymology

From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English bl?tsung, bl?dsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bl?s.??/
• Rhymes: -?s??

Noun

blessing (plural blessings)

1. Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
2. A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
3. Good fortune.
4. (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony.
5. The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
6. Something someone is glad of.

7. A prayer before a meal; grace.
8. A group of unicorns.
   • 2008, Betsy Schiffman, "Time To Trash the Intellectual Property System, Says Report", Wired, 11 September 2008:

     And since we’re laying out our wishes, we’d also like a blessing of unicorns and one million dollars.

   • 2009, Andrew Orlowski, "Facebook music dashboard: Revenue at last?", The Register, 13 September 2011:

     Then a blessing of unicorns charged into the studio, and I was carried away to be re-educated.

   • 2011, Suzette Mayr, Monoceros, Coach House Books (2011), ?ISBN, page 94:

     She just wants to talk to her friends on www.unicornwillsaveus.com or write in her journal or flump on her bedroom floor with her blessing of unicorns: her posters, figurines, stickers, temporary tattoos of anatomically correct unicorns.

Antonyms

• curse

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

blessing

1. present participle of bless

Anagrams

• glibness

English

Etymology

From Middle English bihalve (“nearby”), from Old English b? healfe (“by [his/her] side”), from b? (“by”) + healfe (“side, half”), equivalent to be- +? half.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: b?h?f?, b?häf, IPA^(key): /b??hæf/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??h??f/, /b??h??f/
• Rhymes: -??f

Noun

behalf (plural behalves or behalfs)

1. The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
2. (when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.

Derived terms

• on behalf of (UK, US)
• in behalf of (US)

Translations

References

• “behalf”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• behalf at OneLook Dictionary Search

German

Pronunciation

Verb

behalf

1. first/third-person singular preterite of behelfen