boon
A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate dulyA good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
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Meaning
6 sensesA good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
Near-synonyms: gift; blessing, benefit; see also Thesaurus:gift
Finding the dry cave was a boon to the weary travellers.
Segen, Wohltat, Gnade
бла́гоblágo, благода́тьblagodátʹ, добро́dobró
That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
(UK, dialectal)An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
(Hinduism)A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.
(uncountable)The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
(obsolete)A prayer; petition.
Gebet, Gesuch, Bittschrift
мольба́molʹbá
- a desirable state
Examples
3 sentencesThis dictionary is great boon up to us.
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The talented comedian Danny Boon is a Kabyle.
Some Central Asian residents remain skeptical of the project, while others anticipate it will be an economic boon for the region.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English boon (“prayer”), from Old Norse bón (“prayer, petition”), from Proto-GFrom Middle English boon (“prayer”), from Old Norse bón (“prayer, petition”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), influenced by boon (“good, favorable”, adjective). Doublet of ben; see there for more.
From Middle English bone (“reed, stem, husk”), akin to or alteration of Old English bune (“reed; drinking cup”).
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