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    boon
    /buːn/

    noun

    • 1. a thing that is helpful or beneficial: "the route will be a boon to many travellers"
    • 2. a favour or request. archaic

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  2. 1. : a timely benefit : blessing. a boon to new homeowners. The rain was a boon for parched crops. 2. : benefit, favor. especially : one that is given in answer to a request. would not grant his boon. boon.

  3. BOON definition: 1. something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life: 2. something that is very…. Learn more.

  4. Boon means something beneficial to a specific person, entity, or cause. "Getting called out of school on the day of the test was a boon for Sam, as he hadn't remembered to study." Boon derives from the Old Norse bón , a request for a favor.

  5. noun. something extremely useful, helpful, or beneficial; a blessing or benefit. the car was a boon to him. archaic. a favour; request. he asked a boon of the king.

  6. BOON meaning: 1. something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life: 2. something that is very…. Learn more.

  7. You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone. It is for this reason that television proves such a boon to so many people. This battery booster is a boon for photographers.

  8. 1. something extremely useful, helpful, or beneficial; a blessing or benefit: the car was a boon to him. 2. archaic a favour; request: he asked a boon of the king. [C12: from Old Norse bōn request; related to Old English bēn prayer]

  9. Definition of boon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. Boon definition: A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request.

  11. You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.

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