boon

1 of 2

noun

ˈbün

: a timely benefit : blessing

a boon to new homeowners

The rain was a boon for parched crops.

: benefit, favor

especially : one that is given in answer to a request

would not grant his boon

boon

2 of 2

adjective

: convivial

a boon companion

archaic : favorable

Example Sentences

Noun 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 Adjective I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local dance club.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

And collecting data about what users do after opening links would be a boon for these companies’ advertising businesses, said Patrick Jackson, chief technology officer at anti-tracking company Disconnect.

Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Ostensibly, the 12-team format is a boon for the American Athletic Conference, which sent Cincinnati into the playoff last season, and the Mountain West.

Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 The feature set is rounded out by a 1080p webcam, which is also a boon for today's booming videoconferencing world.

Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 1 Sep. 2022 Testers found the strap sizing to be smaller, which is a boon for skiers who wear thin gloves year-round, but is a rub for those in colder climates, where temps call for big mitts most of the year.

Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022 The mayor’s race is technically nonpartisan, but pundits on both sides agree that a more partisan race framed around national issues is a boon for Bass.

Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration’s plan to forgive student-loan debts may be a boon for retirement plans, too.

Justin Baer, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Additionally, outdoor workouts can be a boon for both your physical and mental health.

Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 20 Aug. 2022 That feature could also be a boon for camping, and in fact the Ioniq 5 can haul a tidy little teardrop trailer: Its tow rating is a modest but useful 1650 pounds.

Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

boon 1 of 2

adjective

as in social

likely to seek or enjoy the company of others I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local taproom

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

social
outgoing
hospitable
friendly
gracious
jolly
companionable
convivial
clubable
cheerful
spirited
clubbable
kindly
lively
animated
sociable
gregarious
forthcoming
amiable
talkative
congenial
gay
agreeable
extroverted
genial
clubby
communicative
bright
expansive
affable
cordial
neighborly
extraverted
jovial
perky
pert
buoyant
folksy
peppy
garrulous
vivacious
sprightly
jaunty
exuberant
effervescent
chipper
bubbly
upbeat
sprightful
high-spirited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

reclusive
antisocial
unsocial
unsociable
remote
distant
reserved
cool
cold
insociable
silent
introverted
mute
detached
misanthropic
nongregarious
aloof
frosty
reticent
mum
standoffish
taciturn

boon

2 of 2

noun

as in advantage

a thing that helps the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

advantage
benefit
asset
aid
help
resource
blessing
godsend
support
windfall
lift
sustenance
refuge
pick-me-up
recourse
hand
resort

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hindrance
disadvantage
drawback
impediment
minus
obstacle
encumbrance
liability
obstruction
constraint
restraint
inhibitor
stranglehold

as in blessing

an act of kind assistance a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon, whether it be for friend or stranger

Synonyms & Similar Words

blessing
privilege
kindness
service
mercy
indulgence
grace
benefit
benevolence
courtesy
advantage
favor
godsend
turn
waiver
dispensation
liberty
manna
license
licence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hindrance
obstacle
interference
impediment
hurdle

as in privilege

something granted as a special favor at the high school, seniors are given certain boons that make them the envy of underclassmen

Synonyms & Similar Words

privilege
honor
concession
grant
appanage
apanage
prerogative
exemption
perquisite
birthright
right
immunity
courtesy
waiver
claim
patent
entitlement
charter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

duty
burden
responsibility
obligation

as in benefit

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing the unexpected rain was a boon for the farmers who had been struggling with drought

Synonyms & Similar Words

benefit
blessing
godsend
gift
windfall
relief
bonus
good
benediction
advantage
felicity
assistance
aid
consolation
manna
support
help
mercy
grace
delight
solace
joy
comfort
pleasure
kindness
favor
mitzvah
extra
anodyne
lagniappe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

bane
curse
plague
evil
scourge
affliction
nuisance
disadvantage
irritant
bother
pest
hex
jinx
misery
cross
trial
hoodoo
tribulation

单词	boon
释义	boon 1 of 2 noun ˈbün 1 : a timely benefit : blessing a boon to new homeowners The rain was a boon for parched crops. 2 : benefit, favor especially : one that is given in answer to a request would not grant his boon boon 2 of 2 adjective 1 : convivial a boon companion 2 archaic : favorable Synonyms Noun advantage aid asset benefit help Adjective clubbable clubable clubby companionable convivial extroverted extraverted gregarious outgoing sociable social See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun 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 Adjective I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local dance club. Recent Examples on the Web Noun And collecting data about what users do after opening links would be a boon for these companies’ advertising businesses, said Patrick Jackson, chief technology officer at anti-tracking company Disconnect. Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Ostensibly, the 12-team format is a boon for the American Athletic Conference, which sent Cincinnati into the playoff last season, and the Mountain West. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 The feature set is rounded out by a 1080p webcam, which is also a boon for today's booming videoconferencing world. Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 1 Sep. 2022 Testers found the strap sizing to be smaller, which is a boon for skiers who wear thin gloves year-round, but is a rub for those in colder climates, where temps call for big mitts most of the year. Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022 The mayor’s race is technically nonpartisan, but pundits on both sides agree that a more partisan race framed around national issues is a boon for Bass. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration’s plan to forgive student-loan debts may be a boon for retirement plans, too. Justin Baer, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Additionally, outdoor workouts can be a boon for both your physical and mental health. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 20 Aug. 2022 That feature could also be a boon for camping, and in fact the Ioniq 5 can haul a tidy little teardrop trailer: Its tow rating is a modest but useful 1650 pounds. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun 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 entry 1 Adjective Middle English bon, from Anglo-French, good — more at bounty First Known Use Noun 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing boon boon companion boon companion Kids Definition boon noun ˈbün 1 : something asked or granted as a favor When the pie was all finished, the Owl, as a boon, Was kindly permitted to pocket the spoon … Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 2 : something pleasant or helpful that comes at just the right time The rain was a boon to the farmers. boon 1 of 2 adjective as in social likely to seek or enjoy the company of others I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local taproom Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance social outgoing hospitable friendly gracious jolly companionable convivial clubable cheerful spirited clubbable kindly lively animated sociable gregarious forthcoming amiable talkative congenial gay agreeable extroverted genial clubby communicative bright expansive affable cordial neighborly extraverted jovial perky pert buoyant folksy peppy garrulous vivacious sprightly jaunty exuberant effervescent chipper bubbly upbeat sprightful high-spirited Antonyms & Near Antonyms reclusive antisocial unsocial unsociable remote distant reserved cool cold insociable silent introverted mute detached misanthropic nongregarious aloof frosty reticent mum standoffish taciturn See More boon 2 of 2 noun 1 as in advantage a thing that helps the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign Synonyms & Similar Words advantage benefit asset aid help resource blessing godsend support windfall lift sustenance refuge pick-me-up recourse hand resort Antonyms & Near Antonyms hindrance disadvantage drawback impediment minus obstacle encumbrance liability obstruction constraint restraint inhibitor stranglehold See More 2 as in blessing an act of kind assistance a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon, whether it be for friend or stranger Synonyms & Similar Words blessing privilege kindness service mercy indulgence grace benefit benevolence courtesy advantage favor godsend turn waiver dispensation liberty manna license licence Antonyms & Near Antonyms hindrance obstacle interference impediment hurdle 3 as in privilege something granted as a special favor at the high school, seniors are given certain boons that make them the envy of underclassmen Synonyms & Similar Words privilege honor concession grant appanage apanage prerogative exemption perquisite birthright right immunity courtesy waiver claim patent entitlement charter Antonyms & Near Antonyms duty burden responsibility obligation 4 as in benefit something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing the unexpected rain was a boon for the farmers who had been struggling with drought Synonyms & Similar Words benefit blessing godsend gift windfall relief bonus good benediction advantage felicity assistance aid consolation manna support help mercy grace delight solace joy comfort pleasure kindness favor mitzvah extra anodyne lagniappe Antonyms & Near Antonyms bane curse plague evil scourge affliction nuisance disadvantage irritant bother pest hex jinx misery cross trial hoodoo tribulation See More
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boon

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