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Meaning
Noun
●
A
good thing
; a
blessing
or
benefit
; a
thing
to be
thankful
for.
●
That which is
asked
or
granted
as a
benefit
or
favor
; a
gift
or benefaction.
●
A
prayer
; petition.
●
In British English:
An
unpaid
service due by a
tenant
to his lord.
●
In Flax:
The
woody
portion
of
flax
,
separated
from the
fiber
as
refuse
matter
by
retting
,
braking
, and scutching.
●
Clipping of sheboon.
Adj
●
Gay;
merry
;
jovial
; convivial.
●
Kind;
bountiful
; benign.
●
Good; prosperous.
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Origin
boon
English
boon
Middle English (1100-1500)
bόn
Old Norse
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Gift
Blessing
Benefit
Shive
Shove
Lifesaver
Antonyms
Bane
Minus
Related
Godsend
Gamechanger
Treat
Lifeline
Advantage
Panacea
Miracle
Beneficial
Tong
Lim
Challenge
Plus
Prerequisite
Fillip
Windfall
Blight
Wong
Kee
Game Changer
Mixed Blessing
Helping Hand
Good Thing
Big Deal
Ray Of Hope
Blessing In Disguise
Kick In The Teeth
Slap In The Face
More
Rhymes
Poon
Loon
Hoon
June
Noon
Rune
Coon
Goon
Moon
Dune
Hoon
Tune
Moon
Foon
Soon
Boon
Choon
Spoon
Swoon
Croon
Prune
Chewn
Reune
Strewn
Tycoon
Repugn
Intune
Unhewn
Maroon
Oppugn
Baboon
Attune
Immune
Saloon
Entune
Aswoon
Walloon
Raccoon
Festoon
Typhoon
Harpoon
Cartoon
Buffoon
Balloon
Patroon
Bassoon
Monsoon
Dragoon
Unstrewn
Doubloon
Picaroon
Picayune
Cameroon
Macaroon
Reattune
Afternoon
Brigadoon
Pantaloon
Vinegaroon
Premonsoon
Granfalloon
Trial Balloon
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