boon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a desirable state
    blessing.
    • enjoy the blessings of peace
    • a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
  2. adjective satellite very close and convivial
    • boon companions

WordNet

Boon noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. A prayer or petition. Obs.
    For which to God he made so many an idle boon. Spenser.
  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. James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ).
Boon adjective
Etymology
F. bon. See Boon, n.
Definitions
  1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. Obs.
  2. Kind; bountiful; benign.
    Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Milton.
  3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
    A boon companion, loving his bottle. Arbuthnot.
Boon noun
Etymology
Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.
Definitions
  1. The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

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