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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.