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BOON
boon
(adjective) very close and convivial; “boon companions”
blessing, boon
(noun) a desirable state; “enjoy the blessings of peace”; “a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
boon (plural boons)
(obsolete) A prayer; petition.
(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.
(UK dialectal) An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
Synonyms
• (a thing received) See gift and favor
• (a good thing) blessing; benefit
Antonyms
• bane
Etymology 2
Adjective
boon (not comparable)
(obsolete) Good; prosperous.
(archaic) Kind; bountiful; benign.
(Now only in boon companion) gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
Etymology 3
Noun
boon (uncountable)
The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
Synonyms
• shive, shove
Anagrams
• Bono, NOBO, Obon, noob
Source: Wiktionary
Boon, n. Etym: [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. b; akin to Sw. & Dan. b, AS. b, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. Ban, Bounty.]
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, a. Etym: [F. bon. See Boon, n.]
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, n. Etym: [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.]
Definition: The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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