Associations to the word «Boon»

Wiktionary

BOON, noun. (obsolete) A prayer; petition.
BOON, noun. (archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a favour; benefaction; a grant; a present.
BOON, noun. A good; a blessing or benefit; a great privilege; a thing to be thankful for.
BOON, noun. (UK dialectal) An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
BOON, adjective. (obsolete) good; prosperous; as, "boon voyage"
BOON, adjective. Kind; bountiful; benign
BOON, adjective. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial
BOON, noun. The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
BOON LAY, proper noun. A region of Singapore.

Dictionary definition

BOON, noun. A desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors".
BOON, adjective. Very close and convivial; "boon companions".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy