English Explanatory Dictionary

boon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
  2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
  3. A prayer; petition.
  4. An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
  5. A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.
adj
  1. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
  2. Kind; bountiful; benign.
  3. Good; prosperous.
noun
  1. The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
name
  1. A surname
  2. A township in Warrick County, Indiana, United States, named after settler Ratcliff Boon.
  3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.

Pronunciation

/buːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boon.wav

Word forms

boon boons booner boonest

Etymology

From Middle English boon (“prayer”), from Old Norse bón (“prayer, petition”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), influenced by boon (“good, favorable”, adjective). Doublet of ben; see there for more.

Synonyms

gift blessing benefit benefaction boon concession donative fairing grant present tithing shive shove

Antonyms

bane

Related words

bounty Boon Lay

Derived words

boon and bane boonless boon or bane ace boon coon boon companion
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