boon

[Boon]

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."

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A prayer or petition.

Noun
a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

Adjective S.
very close and convivial; "boon companions"


n.
A prayer or petition.

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

n.
Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.

n.
Kind; bountiful; benign.

n.
Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.

n.
The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.


Boon

Boon , n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. bn; akin to Sw. & Dan. bn, AS. bn, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. 86. See 2d Ban, Bounty.] 1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.]
For which to God he made so many an idle boon.
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.

Boon

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.
3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
A boon companion, loving his bottle.

Boon

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.

A prayer or petition.

Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.

The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

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Usage Examples

Dear Lord we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Automation and technology would be a great boon if it were creative, if there were more leisure, more opportunity to engage in raising a family, providing guidance to the young, all the stuff we say we need. America will work if we're all in it together. It'll work when there's a shared sense of destiny. It can be done!

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