ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Boon

/buːn/ · noun

Meaning

A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly..

Definitions by Sense

A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
(obsolete) A prayer; petition.
(British, dialectal) An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
(Hinduism) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.
(now only in boon companion) Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
(archaic) Kind; bountiful; benign.
(obsolete) Good; prosperous.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: gift; blessing, benefit; see also Thesaurus:gift

Finding the dry cave was a boon to the weary travellers.

Anaesthetics are a great boon to modern surgery.

Diggle Station lies high up in the Pennine Chain, subject to extreme low temperatures. With this and heavy snowfall in the winter months, Diggle bids fair to compete with the Scottish lines under similar weather conditions, and the provision of unfrozen water in the higher ambient temperature of the tunnel must be a boon to harassed engine drivers whose thirsty steeds run short of water up the gruelling 1 in 125 seven-mile climb from Stalybridge.

Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. […] A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.

Supporters of the measure, which Parliament is expected to vote on next Monday, present it as a boon for democracy: a modest limit on the ways in which an elected government can be stymied by unelected judges, who will in any case still have other tools to overrule ministers.

President Joe Biden has declared - approvingly - that a “long war” is ahead between Israel and Hamas. Washington seems to relish long wars, which always prove a boon to its arms industries and a distraction from domestic troubles.

I gave you life. Can you not return the boon by giving me death, my lord?

Word Forms

boons
booner
boonest

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When Should You Use Boon?

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does boon mean?

Boon means A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly..

What is a synonym for boon?

Common synonyms include shive, shove, gift, blessing.

What is the opposite of boon?

Possible antonyms include bane.

How do you use boon in a sentence?

Near-synonyms: gift; blessing, benefit; see also Thesaurus:gift

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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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Definitions by Sense

A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.

That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

(obsolete) A prayer; petition.

(British, dialectal) An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.

(Hinduism) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.

(now only in boon companion) Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.

(archaic) Kind; bountiful; benign.

(obsolete) Good; prosperous.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: gift; blessing, benefit; see also Thesaurus:gift

Finding the dry cave was a boon to the weary travellers.

Anaesthetics are a great boon to modern surgery.

Diggle Station lies high up in the Pennine Chain, subject to extreme low temperatures. With this and heavy snowfall in the winter months, Diggle bids fair to compete with the Scottish lines under similar weather conditions, and the provision of unfrozen water in the higher ambient temperature of the tunnel must be a boon to harassed engine drivers whose thirsty steeds run short of water up the gruelling 1 in 125 seven-mile climb from Stalybridge.

Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. […] A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.

Supporters of the measure, which Parliament is expected to vote on next Monday, present it as a boon for democracy: a modest limit on the ways in which an elected government can be stymied by unelected judges, who will in any case still have other tools to overrule ministers.

President Joe Biden has declared - approvingly - that a “long war” is ahead between Israel and Hamas. Washington seems to relish long wars, which always prove a boon to its arms industries and a distraction from domestic troubles.

I gave you life. Can you not return the boon by giving me death, my lord?

Frequently Asked Questions

What does boon mean?

Boon means A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly..

What is a synonym for boon?

Common synonyms include shive, shove, gift, blessing.

What is the opposite of boon?

Possible antonyms include bane.

How do you use boon in a sentence?

Near-synonyms: gift; blessing, benefit; see also Thesaurus:gift

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.