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

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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

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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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