boon

buːn

Definition

Definition of boon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

advantagething that is helpful or beneficial

The new park is a boon for the local community.

advantage

benefit

blessing

history

Rare

unpaid service owed by a tenant

Rare

The tenant provided a boon to the lord annually.

benefit

favor

Adjective

positive impact

Dated

very beneficial and helpful

Dated

The boon advice from the mentor greatly improved her performance.

advantageous

beneficial

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Expressions with boon

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boon and bane

situation with both positive and negative aspects

His fame was a boon and bane, bringing both opportunities and challenges.

it's such a boon

exp.

extremely helpful or beneficial thing

With the bus pass, it's such a boon for my daily commute.

boon companion

close and trusted friend

He spent the evening with his boon companions at the local pub..

Origin of boon

Middle English, boon (prayer, request)

Terms with boon included in their meaning

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manna

luck

unexpected benefit or boon received by good luck

Examples of boon in a sentence

The scholarship was a boon to her education.
The medieval boon was a burden on the tenant's time.
Providing a boon was part of the tenant's obligations.
His boon suggestions led to the project's success.
The boon feedback was appreciated by the team.

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French:aubaine, précieux, ...
German:Segen, vorteilhaft, ...
Italian:vantaggio, vantaggioso, ...
Spanish:bendición, beneficioso, ...
Portuguese:vantagem, muito útil, ...
Chinese:恩惠, 有益的, ...
Japanese:恩恵, 非常に有益な, ...
Arabic:نِعْمَة, مُفِيد جِدّاً, ...
Hebrew:בְּרָכָה, מוֹעִיל מְאוֹד, ...
Russian:благо, выгодный, ...
Ukrainian:благо, корисний, ...
Hindi:वरदान, बहुत लाभकारी, ...
Bengali:আশীর্বাদ, উপকারী, ...
Catalan:benefici, beneficiós, ...
Czech:přínos, prospěšný, ...
Danish:fordel, gavnlig, ...
Dutch:zegen, zeer nuttig, ...
Greek:όφελος, ευεργετικός, ...
Hungarian:előny, áldásos, ...
Khmer:អត្ថប្រយោជន៍, មានប្រយោជន៍ខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:혜택, 매우 유익한, ...
Persian:موهبت, بسیار مفید, ...
Polish:błogosławieństwo, bardzo korzystny, ...
Portuguese (BR):vantagem, muito benéfico, ...
Romanian:beneficiu, benefic, ...
Swedish:välsignelse, mycket fördelaktig, ...
Thai:ประโยชน์, มีประโยชน์, ...
Turkish:nimet, faydalı, ...
Vietnamese:lợi ích, có lợi, ...

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