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boon

UK/buːn/ US/ˈbun/ uncommon archaic obsolete uk
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a desirable state

  • “enjoy the blessings of peace”
  • “a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors”
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adjective

1.

very close and convivial

  • “boon companions”
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Origin

From Middle English boon, bone, borrowed from Old Northern French boon, from Old French bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duonus, dvenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dū- (“to respect”).

Phrases

  • ace boon coon
  • boon and bane
  • boon companion
  • boon or bane

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