boon in English dictionary

  • boon

    Meanings and definitions of "boon"

    • A blessing or benefit.
    • (archaic) that which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
    • (obsolete) a prayer or petition
    • (obsolete) good; prosperous; as, "boon voyage"
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      good; prosperous; as, "boon voyage"
    • adjective
      kind; bountiful; benign
    • adjective
      ( Fossil word used only in idiom pairing it with subsequent "companion") gay; merry; jovial; convivial
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A prayer; petition.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a favour; benefaction; a grant; a present.
    • noun
      A good; a blessing or benefit; a great privilege; a thing to be thankful for.
    • noun
      (Britain dialectal)
      An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
    • noun
      The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
    • A blessing or benefit
    • a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
    • a prayer or petition
    • gay; merry; jovial; convivial
    • adjective
      very close and convivial; "boon companions"
    • noun
      a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

    Synonyms of "boon" in English dictionary

    good fortune, luckiness, good luck are the top synonyms of "boon" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of boon

    • boon ( not comparable)
    • boon ( plural  boons)
    • boon (not comparable)
    • boon (plural boons)
    • boon (uncountable)
  • Boon

    Meanings and definitions of "boon"

    • An East Cushitic language spoken by a few people in Jilib District, Middle Jubba Region, Somalia.

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