boon
pronunciation
How to pronounce boon in British English:
UK [buːn]
How to pronounce boon in American English:
US [buːn]
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- Noun:
- a desirable state
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- Adjective:
- very close and convivial
Word Origin
- boon (n.)
- late 12c., bone "petition," from Old Norse bon "a petition, prayer," from Proto-Germanic *boniz (cognates: Old English ben "prayer, petition," bannan "to summon;" see ban).
- boon (adj.)
- in boon companion (1560s), only real survival of Middle English boon "good" (early 14c.), from Old French bon (see bon).
Example
- 1. But the unofficial arrival of winter was a boon for some .
- 2. Yet the challenge for the moguls is a boon to consumers .
- 3. Even goal setting , the ubiquitous motivational technique of managers everywhere , isn 't an undisputed boon .
- 4. To understand why debt may have become a burden rather than a boon , it is necessary to go back to first principles .
- 5. This unbundling no doubt drives prada and others mad , but it would seem to be a boon to consumers .