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Definition of boon in English: boonnoun buːnbun 1usually in singular A thing that is helpful or beneficial. 恩惠；裨益 the route will be a boon to many travellers 这条通道将方便许多游客。 Example sentencesExamples - But the causeway has been a boon to naturalists.
- It is also a boon to those farmers who are, in effect, protected from competition.
- The evolution of sophisticated chargeback programs has been a boon to facility and real estate executives.
- Liberalisation came as a boon to the commodity trading, which is gradually gaining ground in the market circles.
- As a side benefit I am sure the bridge will also be a boon to fishermen and will be lined every night with salmon poachers slinging their hooks into the racing tide.
- Yet, amazingly, instead of being hailed as a boon to public safety… it was criticized as a threat to privacy.
- They are a boon to the participating countries as the benefits of more trade, investment and employment enhance their respective economies.
- Homeschoolers and public schools are, in many ways, boons to one another.
- The success of others is your boon not your bane.
- Knowing these people helps to understand why alcohol is such a boon to the lost and the lonely.
- The path is strewn with hardships but also some boons.
- Economists and policymakers have generally applauded the growth of borrowing as a boon to the economy and a blessing for average Americans.
- I'm sure it would be a boon to small clubs like ours who are struggling to make ends meet.
- The therapy may cut recovery time by one third or even one half - a boon to any athlete looking to salvage the season.
- But a falling dollar is a boon to investors who own foreign stocks and value them in dollars - as international funds do.
- High oil prices a boon to energy-producing regions
- Such technological ‘advances’ typically do nothing to help farmers, while providing a boon to the manufacturers and marketers of the technologies.
- There are boons, too, but they are going to take a long time to realize.
- Increases in average human life spans that we are privileged to witness must count as one of the great boons of the 20th century.
- These days, the main signs of the region's mixed heritage are peaceful, and many are positive boons to the traveler.
Synonyms blessing, godsend, bonus, good thing, benefit, help, aid, advantage, gain, asset, privilege, luxury windfall, bonanza, stroke of luck, piece of good fortune informal perk, plus, plus point, pro formal perquisite literary benison 2archaic A favour or request. 〈古〉恩泽；请求 Example sentencesExamples - One night, as Charumathi slept, Goddess Mahalakshmi appeared in her dreams and asked her to perform a puja to Varalakshmi, the goddess who granted boons.
- He has long been deafened by amplified hymns in his temple, leaving no scope for boons and prayers.
- The statue of the goddess in the sanctum was small and was heavily garlanded with bells and gold borders - offerings made to the goddess for boons granted.
- Aberdeen stood up ‘I have one request, a boon, to ask of you.’
- Return to his father in earth and the meaning of the sacrificial fire were the first two boons granted without hesitation.
OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense 'request for a favour'): from Old Norse bón. Rhymesafternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon Definition of boon in US English: boonnounbo͞onbun 1usually in singular A thing that is helpful or beneficial. 恩惠；裨益 the navigation system will be a boon to both civilian and military users Example sentencesExamples - Economists and policymakers have generally applauded the growth of borrowing as a boon to the economy and a blessing for average Americans.
- It is also a boon to those farmers who are, in effect, protected from competition.
- As a side benefit I am sure the bridge will also be a boon to fishermen and will be lined every night with salmon poachers slinging their hooks into the racing tide.
- These days, the main signs of the region's mixed heritage are peaceful, and many are positive boons to the traveler.
- Yet, amazingly, instead of being hailed as a boon to public safety… it was criticized as a threat to privacy.
- The success of others is your boon not your bane.
- The path is strewn with hardships but also some boons.
- But the causeway has been a boon to naturalists.
- Such technological ‘advances’ typically do nothing to help farmers, while providing a boon to the manufacturers and marketers of the technologies.
- They are a boon to the participating countries as the benefits of more trade, investment and employment enhance their respective economies.
- Liberalisation came as a boon to the commodity trading, which is gradually gaining ground in the market circles.
- Homeschoolers and public schools are, in many ways, boons to one another.
- High oil prices a boon to energy-producing regions
- There are boons, too, but they are going to take a long time to realize.
- Knowing these people helps to understand why alcohol is such a boon to the lost and the lonely.
- I'm sure it would be a boon to small clubs like ours who are struggling to make ends meet.
- The therapy may cut recovery time by one third or even one half - a boon to any athlete looking to salvage the season.
- The evolution of sophisticated chargeback programs has been a boon to facility and real estate executives.
- But a falling dollar is a boon to investors who own foreign stocks and value them in dollars - as international funds do.
- Increases in average human life spans that we are privileged to witness must count as one of the great boons of the 20th century.
Synonyms blessing, godsend, bonus, good thing, benefit, help, aid, advantage, gain, asset, privilege, luxury 2archaic A favor or request. 〈古〉恩泽；请求 may I have the inestimable boon of a few minutes' conversation? Example sentencesExamples - Return to his father in earth and the meaning of the sacrificial fire were the first two boons granted without hesitation.
- One night, as Charumathi slept, Goddess Mahalakshmi appeared in her dreams and asked her to perform a puja to Varalakshmi, the goddess who granted boons.
- Aberdeen stood up ‘I have one request, a boon, to ask of you.’
- He has long been deafened by amplified hymns in his temple, leaving no scope for boons and prayers.
- The statue of the goddess in the sanctum was small and was heavily garlanded with bells and gold borders - offerings made to the goddess for boons granted.
OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘request for a favor’): from Old Norse bón. |