Noun
the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign
a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon, whether it be for friend or stranger Adjective
I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local dance club.
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But a future team-up would be a boon to comic book fans.—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 The current sales slump is not a boon to buyers, however.—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025 But while corn exports have hit record highs this year, Trump’s trade policy with China has completely inhibited the export of corn from the U.S. to the nation, which has previously been a major boon to the U.S. corn industry.—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 July 2025 Several of the biggest booze brands are dealing with a sharp decline in sales following the Covid-19 boon, which prompted some people to stock up their home bar carts.—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for boon
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English bone prayer, request, the favor requested, from Old Norse bōn request; akin to Old English bēn prayer, bannan to summon — more at ban entry 1
Adjective
Middle English bon, from Anglo-French, good — more at bounty
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