boon
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noun \ˈbün\Definition of BOON
2
: a timely benefit : blessing
See Examples of BOON
- <the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign>
- <a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon, whether it be for friend or stranger>
Origin of BOON
Middle English bone prayer, request, the favor requested, from Old Norse bōn request; akin to Old English bēn prayer, bannan to summon — more at ban
First Known Use: 12th century
Related to BOON
- Antonyms
- disadvantage, drawback, encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, minus
2boon
adjectiveDefinition of BOON
1
archaic : favorable
2
: convivial <a boon companion>
Examples of BOON
- <I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local dance club.>
Origin of BOON
Middle English bon, from Anglo-French, good — more at bounty
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to BOON
- Synonyms
- convivial, clubbable (also clubable), clubby, companionable, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable, social
- Antonyms
- antisocial, insociable, introverted, nongregarious, reclusive, unsociable, unsocial
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