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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 2  (bn)
adj.
1. Convivial; jolly: a boon companion to all.
2. Archaic Favorable.

[Middle English bon, good, from Old French, from Latin bonus; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots.]

boon1
n
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
[from Old Norse bōn request; related to Old English bēn prayer]

boon2
adj
1. close, special, or intimate (in the phrase boon companion)
2. Archaic jolly or convivial
[from Old French bon from 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
1. benefit, advantage, blessing, godsend, gift This battery booster is a boon for photographers.
2. gift, present, grant, favour, donation, hand-out, gratuity, benefaction She begged him to grant her one boon.
Translations
boon [buːn]
A. N (= blessing) → gran ayuda f
it would be a boon if he wentnos ayudaría muchísimo que él fuera
it would be a boon to humanitysería un gran beneficio para la humanidad
B. CPD boon companion Ncompañero/a m/f inseparable

boon [ˈbuːn] nbénédiction f, grand avantage m

boon1
n
(= blessing, advantage)Segen m; it’s such a boones ist ein wahrer Segen
(obs, = favour, wish) → Gunst f, → Gnade f

boon2
adj boon companion (old, liter)lustiger Gesell (old)

boon [buːn] n (blessing) → benedizione f
boon [buːn] n (blessing) → benedizione f

boon
n boon [buːn]
a blessing It's been a real boon to have a car this week. seën نِعْمَةٌ، بَرَكَةٌ благодеяние, благодат dobrodiní, spása velsignelse die Wohltat ευλογία, ευτύχημα bendición õnnistus نعمت؛ موهبت helpotus aubaine בְּרָכָה वरदान dar áldás berkat, anugrah blessun vantaggio, beneficio 恩恵 은혜 palaima priekšrocība; labums rahmat zegen velsignelse, velgjerning szczęście, dar bênção noroc, fericire благо dobrodenie blagoslov, sreča blagodat välsignelse, förmån สิ่งที่เป็นประโยชน์ nimet, lütuf 極有用或有助益的東西 благо نعمت ، بخشش tiện 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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