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- [boon]
- /bun/
- /buːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boon]
- /bun/
Definitions of boon word
- countable noun boon You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone. 3
- noun boon something extremely useful, helpful, or beneficial; a blessing or benefit 3
- noun boon a favour; request 3
- adjective boon close, special, or intimate (in the phrase boon companion) 3
- adjective boon jolly or convivial 3
- noun boon a request or the favor requested 3
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Origin of boon
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English bone < Old Norse bōn prayer; cognate with Old English bēn
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Parts of speech for Boon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
boon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
boon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for boon
noun boon
- windfall — an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- godsend — an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God.
- largess — generous bestowal of gifts.
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
Antonyms for boon
noun boon
- bad luck — You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
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