boon

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /bun/ UK /buːn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a timely benefit or blessing; a favor granted

The new bridge was a great boon to the isolated village.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a timely benefit or... blessing benefit gift favor windfall godsend advantage

Opposites

curse bane drawback disadvantage

Etymology

From Middle English bone ('prayer, request'), from Old Norse bón ('prayer, petition'), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz ('request, prayer'). The adjectival sense ('jolly, convivial', as in 'boon companion') is a separate word, from Old French bon ('good'), from Latin bonus.

bón Old Norse *bōniz Proto-Germanic

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# boon

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /bun/
**IPA (UK):** /buːn/

## Meanings
1. a timely benefit or blessing; a favor granted

## Examples
- The new bridge was a great boon to the isolated village.

## Synonyms
- blessing
- benefit
- gift
- favor
- windfall
- godsend
- advantage

## Antonyms
- curse
- bane
- drawback
- disadvantage

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bón
- Root: *bōniz

## Etymology
From Middle English bone ('prayer, request'), from Old Norse bón ('prayer, petition'), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz ('request, prayer'). The adjectival sense ('jolly, convivial', as in 'boon companion') is a separate word, from Old French bon ('good'), from Latin bonus.

## AI Etymology
Boon is from Middle English bone ('prayer, request'), from Old Norse bón ('prayer, petition'), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz ('request, prayer'). The adjectival sense ('jolly, convivial', as in 'boon companion') is a separate word, from Old French bon ('good'), from Latin bonus. Important recorded forms include bón (Old Norse) and *bōniz (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers a timely benefit or blessing; a favor granted.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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