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1. (n.) boon
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
2. boon
something that is asked; a favor sought.
3. (adj.) boon
jolly; jovial; convivial:
boon companions.
4. boon
Archaic. kindly; gracious.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME bone < MF < L bonus good)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) blessing, boon
a desirable state
"enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
2. (adj) boon
very close and convivial
"boon companions"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) boon
a prayer or petition
2. (noun) boon
that which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present
3. (noun) boon
good; prosperous; as, boon voyage
4. (noun) boon
kind; bountiful; benign
5. (noun) boon
gay; merry; jovial; convivial
6. (noun) boon
the woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching
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Sense: a blessing
It's been a real boon to have a car this week.
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 Afrikaans: seën |
 Arabic: نِعْمَةٌ، بَرَكَةٌ |
 Bulgarian: благодеяние, благодат |
 Brazilian: bênção |
 Czech: dobrodiní, spása |
 German: die Wohltat |
 Danish: velsignelse |
 Greek: ευλογία, ευτύχημα |
 Spanish: bendición |
 Estonian: õnnistus |
 Farsi: نعمت؛ موهبت |
 Finnish: siunaus |
 French: aubaine |
 Hebrew: בְּרָכָה |
 Hindi: वरदान |
 Croatian: dar |
 Hungarian: áldás |
 Indonesian: berkat, anugrah |
 Icelandic: blessun |
 Italian: vantaggio, beneficio |
 Japanese: 恩恵 |
 Korean: 은혜 |
 Lithuanian: palaima |
 Latvian: priekšrocība; labums |
 Malay: rahmat |
 Dutch: zegen |
 Norwegian: velsignelse, velgjerning |
 Polish: szczęście, dar |
 Persian: نعمت؛ موهبت |
 Pashto: نعمت ، سود |
 Portuguese: bênção |
 Romanian: noroc, fericire |
 Russian: благо |
 Slovak: dobrodenie |
 Slovenian: blagoslov, sreča |
 Serbian: blagodat |
 Swedish: välsignelse, förmån |
 Thai: สิ่งที่เป็นประโยชน์ |
 Turkish: nimet, lütuf |
 Taiwanese: 極有用或有助益的東西 |
 Ukrainian: благо |
 Urdu: نعمت ، بخشش |
 Vietnamese: tiện lợi |
 Chinese: 恩惠，非常有用的东西 |
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