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- DictionaryBoon/bo͞on/
noun
- 1. a thing that is helpful or beneficial: "the navigation system will be a boon to both civilian and military users"
- 2. a favor or request: archaic "may I have the inestimable boon of a few minutes' conversation?"
The meaning of BOON is a timely benefit : blessing. How to use boon in a sentence. a timely benefit : blessing; benefit, favor; especially : one that is given in answer to a request…
boon | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / bun / Add to word list. something good or very helpful: Spring rains are a boon to local farmers. (Definition of boon from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun [ C usually singular ] us / buːn / uk / buːn / Add to word list. something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life: Guide dogs are a great boon to the partially sighted. Synonym. blessing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Advantage and disadvantage. a stick to beat someone with idiom. an ace up your sleeve idiom.
1. / buːn / noun. something extremely useful, helpful, or beneficial; a blessing or benefit. the car was a boon to him. archaic. a favour; request. he asked a boon of the king. boon. 2. / buːn / adjective. close, special, or intimate (in the phrase boon companion ) archaic. jolly or convivial.
Boon means something beneficial to a specific person, entity, or cause. "Getting called out of school on the day of the test was a boon for Sam, as he hadn't remembered to study." Boon derives from the Old Norse bón, a request for a favor. Think of a boon as a favor that no one has necessarily asked for, something extra.
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boon (to/for somebody) something that is very helpful and makes life easier for you. The device will prove a boon to home cooks. Definition of boon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for BOON: social, outgoing, hospitable, friendly, gracious, jolly, companionable, convivial; Antonyms of BOON: reclusive, antisocial, unsocial, unsociable, introverted, distant, remote, cold.
