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boon

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boon 1  (bn)
n.
1. A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request.
2. A timely blessing or benefit: A brisk breeze is a boon to sailors.

[Middle English bone, from Old Norse bn, prayer; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

boon 1
Noun
something extremely useful, helpful, or beneficial [Old Norse bōn request]

boon 2
Adjective
close or intimate: boon companion [Latin bonus good]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boon - a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
mercy - something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
Adj.1.boon - very close and convivial; "boon companions"
close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

boon
noun 2. (Archaic) gift, present, grant, favour, donation, hand-out, gratuity, benefaction
Translations

boon [buːn] nfavor m; beneficio
boon [buːn] nbénédiction f, grand avantage
boon [buːn] nSegen m
boon [buːn] nvantaggio

boon
n boon [buːn]
a blessing It's been a real boon to have a car this week.seënنِعْمَةٌ، بَرَكَةٌблагодеяние, благодатdobrodiní, spásavelsignelsedie Wohltatευλογία, ευτύχημαbendiciónõnnistusنعمت؛ موهبتsiunausaubaineבְּרָכָהवरदानdaráldásberkat, anugrahblessunvantaggio, beneficio恩恵혜택, 은혜palaimapriekšrocība; labumsrahmatzegenvelsignelse, velgjerningszczęście, darbênçãonoroc, fericireблагоdobrodenieblagoslov, srečablagodatvälsignelse, förmånสิ่งที่เป็นประโยชน์nimet, lütuf恩惠благоنعمت ، بخششtiện lợi

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Harassed by this reflection, he made haste with his scanty pothouse supper, and having finished it called the landlord, and shutting himself into the stable with him, fell on his knees before him, saying, "From this spot I rise not, valiant knight, until your courtesy grants me the boon I seek, one that will redound to your praise and the benefit of the human race.
On that road we heard the song of morning stars; we drank in fragrances aerial and sweet as a May mist; we were rich in gossamer fancies and iris hopes; our hearts sought and found the boon of dreams; the years waited beyond and they were very fair; life was a rose-lipped comrade with purple flowers dripping from her fingers.
The boon I crave is that you will place it in my hands and let me die still grasping it.
 
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