boon

[US]/buːn/
[UK]/buːn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. benefit, advantage, useful thing
adj. pleasant, generous

Phrases & Collocations

receive a boon

boon companion

Example Sentences

a boon companion to all.

Radio is a boon to the blind.

the route will be a boon to many travellers.

ask a boon (of sb.)

A spanking breeze is a boon to sailors.

I'm not exactly the Mills and Boon tall dark stranger.

A bicycle is a real boon when you live in a small town.

The monitor is a person who seldom asks a boon of others.

Boon walked in and quieted the engine.

A car is a real boon when you live in the country.

These machines have proved a real boon to disabled people.

The building scheme comes as an enormous boon for the building industry.

Real-world Examples

That would be a huge boon to colonization.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Through one lens, this is a boon for competition.

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

That would be an obvious boon.

Source: The Economist - Technology

Yet even if solar power is a boon to consumers, it threatens some utilities.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He says, Branch has been a boon for his business.

Source: VOA Standard Speed February 2016 Collection

The miscarriage of justice was a boon for the labor movement.

Source: Selected English short passages

At last Hook had got the boon for which he craved.

Source: Peter Pan

Having a parent who is a teacher is a real boon to the kids.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Such programmes have proved a boon to American carriers in the pandemic.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Derek also says this energy crisis is a boon for fossil fuel producers.

Source: Financial Times

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