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boon
1[ boon ]
boon
2[ boon ]
boon
3[ boon ]
noun
- the ligneous waste product obtained by braking and scutching flax.
boon
1/ ː /
noun
- something extremely useful, helpful, or beneficial; a blessing or benefit
the car was a boon to him
- archaic.a favour; request
he asked a boon of the king
boon
2/ ː /
adjective
- close, special, or intimate (in the phrase boon companion )
- archaic.jolly or convivial
Other Word Forms
- ǴDzl adjective
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Particularly in Southern California, home to the nation’s two largest ports, goods exchange with China — subject to the steepest of Trump’s tariff hikes — is a boon to local industry.
In contrast, climate experts say the EPA reporting program, which tallies between 85% and 90% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., is in many ways a boon to businesses.
Elsewhere, Israel offered aid packages — a boon for the poverty-stricken population but one that many rejected.
City officials are used to living in Sacramento’s shadow, and they are confident that bringing the A’s here — even if no one seems to know the team is here — will be a boon.
Its unabashed originality has since become its biggest boon.
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