About The Word Boon
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Boon
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What's The Definition Of Boon?
[n] a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
[adj] very close and convivial; "boon companions" Synonyms | Synonyms for Boon: blessing | close Related Terms | Find terms related to Boon: advantage | avail | award | behalf | behoof | benediction | benefaction | benefit | benevolence | benison | blessing | blithe | blithesome | compliment | convivial | favor | festive | free and easy | gain | gay | gift | gleeful | godsend | good | grace | gratuity | hail-fellow-well-met | hearty | interest | jocund | jolly | jovial | largess | loaves and fishes | manna | manna from heaven | mirthful | present | profit | reward | welfare | well-being | world of good See Also | good fortune | good luck | mercy Boon In Webster's Dictionary \Boon\ (b[=oo]n), n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel.
b[=o]n; akin to Sw. & Dan. b[aum]n, AS. b[=e]n, and perh. to
E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus.
[root]86. See 2d {Ban}, {Bounty}.]
1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.]
For which to God he made so many an idle boon.
--Spenser.
2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a
gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.
Every good gift and every perfect boon is from
above. --James i. 17
(Rev. Ver. ).
\Boon\, a. [F. bon. See {Boon}, n.] 1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.] 2. Kind; bountiful; benign. Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. --Milton. 3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial. A boon companion, loving his bottle. --Arbuthnot. \Boon\, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching. |
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