Boon

Quick meaning: Boon is a noun meaning A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

Anaesthetics are a great boon to modern surgery.

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

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

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

Word Forms

• boons
• booner
• boonest

Synonyms for boon

Depending on context, synonyms include shive, shove, gift, blessing, benefit, benefaction.

Antonyms for boon

Common opposites include bane.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blessing, close, favor, benefit, gift, advantage.

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