'Boon' definitions:

Definition of 'boon'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Very close and convivial; "boon companions"
noun
A desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: blessing, boon]

Definition of 'Boon'

From: GCIDE
  • Boon \Boon\, a. [F. bon. See Boon, n.]
  • 1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Kind; bountiful; benign. [1913 Webster]
  • Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial. [1913 Webster]
  • A boon companion, loving his bottle. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Boon'

From: GCIDE
  • Boon \Boon\, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Boon'

From: GCIDE
  • Boon \Boon\ (b[=oo]n), n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. b[=o]n; akin to Sw. & Dan. b[aum]n, AS. b[=e]n, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. [root]86. See 2d Ban, Bounty.]
  • 1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • For which to God he made so many an idle boon. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present. [1913 Webster]
  • Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above. --James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ). [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'boon'

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Words containing 'Boon'