Boon
noun
Something helpful or beneficial.
The mobile phone has been a real boon to business
Often appears as...
- prove to be a boon
- a real boon
noun
A favor or request.
She asked a boon of the king
Often appears as...
- ask a boon
- grant a boon
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
noun
Something helpful or beneficial.
The mobile phone has been a real boon to business
Often appears as...
- prove to be a boon
- a real boon
noun
A favor or request.
She asked a boon of the king
Often appears as...
- ask a boon
- grant a boon
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Contemporary Relevance
Use 'boon' in contexts related to modern facilities, technology, or conveniences that ease life.
The new carpooling app is a boon for daily commuters.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Impact
Employ 'boon' to emphasize the positive effect or aid something provides in a situation.
His timely advice proved a boon during the financial crisis.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
When 'boon' is used in cultural context, it often refers to communal or societal benefits.
Free public libraries are a boon to cultural education.
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Video examples
Seal Sends Text Messages...
a way to spark conservation efforts for the region if people improve monk seal habitat fish populations might also increase a boon for both seals and fishermen with mom's health this rare seal has become a source of local pride and residents regularly call the mom
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Steve Winter & Alan...
hunting but but there are certain reserves which is so well protected that Tigers have learned to acclimate among people so well that you could see Tigers now that's been good in many ways it's been a boon for Tiger tourism it's been a boon in many ways for Tiger
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Turning trash into toys...
who live in a world of darkness. And this has come as a great boon to them. There's a factory out there making our children blind, not able to provide them with food, not able to provide them with vitamin A. But this has come as a great boon for them.
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Shadow-Chasing Dogs PIPE...
boon on the boom it was a it was a shadow there can you move it see that shadow and that's when I touch and because I catch her by surprise you see the black key and turn around and said you came from you yeah I came from me but the purpose says
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The Real Origin of the...
She proudly displayed on the door of her new her salon a photograph of the barely five-foot Martha as Rapunzel, with hair down to her feet, but glowing with good health. Her sickness, too, had proved a boon. Her ambition was now propelled
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Jamais Cascio: Tools for...
That genome data can now be found on open-access genetic data banks around the world, and it's an enormous boon to researchers trying to come up with treatments. But my favorite example has to be the global response
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Yuval Noah Harari: The...
In addition, since oil and gas often prop up autocratic and militaristic regimes, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels will be a huge boon to democracy and to peace.
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How Ants are Used in...
strings between mango trees mr. boon Chu helps the ants get to new foraging grounds expanding their empire and protecting his orchard
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Return from the Okavango...
the boons are more like us and we would like to admit they live connected to each other in the world around him
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Arctic Fox Snatches Snow...
For the foxes, boon time has come to an end but the mother has given her cubs the best possible start in life.
Video examples
Seal Sends Text Messages...
a way to spark conservation efforts for the region if people improve monk seal habitat fish populations might also increase a boon for both seals and fishermen with mom's health this rare seal has become a source of local pride and residents regularly call the mom
Video examples
Steve Winter & Alan...
hunting but but there are certain reserves which is so well protected that Tigers have learned to acclimate among people so well that you could see Tigers now that's been good in many ways it's been a boon for Tiger tourism it's been a boon in many ways for Tiger
Video examples
Turning trash into toys...
who live in a world of darkness. And this has come as a great boon to them. There's a factory out there making our children blind, not able to provide them with food, not able to provide them with vitamin A. But this has come as a great boon for them.
Video examples
Shadow-Chasing Dogs PIPE...
boon on the boom it was a it was a shadow there can you move it see that shadow and that's when I touch and because I catch her by surprise you see the black key and turn around and said you came from you yeah I came from me but the purpose says
Video examples
The Real Origin of the...
She proudly displayed on the door of her new her salon a photograph of the barely five-foot Martha as Rapunzel, with hair down to her feet, but glowing with good health. Her sickness, too, had proved a boon. Her ambition was now propelled
Video examples
Jamais Cascio: Tools for...
That genome data can now be found on open-access genetic data banks around the world, and it's an enormous boon to researchers trying to come up with treatments. But my favorite example has to be the global response
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari: The...
In addition, since oil and gas often prop up autocratic and militaristic regimes, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels will be a huge boon to democracy and to peace.
Video examples
How Ants are Used in...
strings between mango trees mr. boon Chu helps the ants get to new foraging grounds expanding their empire and protecting his orchard
Video examples
Return from the Okavango...
the boons are more like us and we would like to admit they live connected to each other in the world around him
Video examples
Arctic Fox Snatches Snow...
For the foxes, boon time has come to an end but the mother has given her cubs the best possible start in life.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Have you ever thought how humiliating and distressing it was to be placed upon a sphere? For friendship it is a boon never to be able to be further apart than the antipodes. But suppose that you are leaving together to go on and on; it is impossible. To go beyond a certain point is to return to where you began.
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John Cassavetes
American Actor
My mother and father were never frightened of anything. They always felt that they should go through life happily and without fear, and they did that. And it was a great boon to my brother and myself.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
The woods were a boon; all too often, the forest offered danger and mystery. Yet it could be liberating. If you entered that wild place on its own terms, you might be accorded wisdom.
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Naga Chaitanya
Indian Actor
Oh, it is a boon to have a lineage like mine. Of course there's additional responsibility, and I have to live up to expectations all the time, but that's fine with me.
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Neha Pendse
Indian Actress
I am really happy that even though I am stuck in the comedy genre I have not been typecast. I am still getting to experiment a lot with my characters, which is a boon.
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Joseph Auslander
American Poet
Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving.
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William Graham Sumner
American Businessman
It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land was a boon, or gift.
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Shriya Pilgaonkar
Indian Actress
Audiences are open to experimentation these days - that's a boon for me.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.
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Neha Dhupia
Indian Actress
Social networking is a big boon - I agree to it.
Quote examples
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Have you ever thought how humiliating and distressing it was to be placed upon a sphere? For friendship it is a boon never to be able to be further apart than the antipodes. But suppose that you are leaving together to go on and on; it is impossible. To go beyond a certain point is to return to where you began.
Quote examples
John Cassavetes
American Actor
My mother and father were never frightened of anything. They always felt that they should go through life happily and without fear, and they did that. And it was a great boon to my brother and myself.
Quote examples
John Burnside
Scottish Writer
The woods were a boon; all too often, the forest offered danger and mystery. Yet it could be liberating. If you entered that wild place on its own terms, you might be accorded wisdom.
Quote examples
Naga Chaitanya
Indian Actor
Oh, it is a boon to have a lineage like mine. Of course there's additional responsibility, and I have to live up to expectations all the time, but that's fine with me.
Quote examples
Neha Pendse
Indian Actress
I am really happy that even though I am stuck in the comedy genre I have not been typecast. I am still getting to experiment a lot with my characters, which is a boon.
Quote examples
Joseph Auslander
American Poet
Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving.
Quote examples
William Graham Sumner
American Businessman
It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land was a boon, or gift.
Quote examples
Shriya Pilgaonkar
Indian Actress
Audiences are open to experimentation these days - that's a boon for me.
Quote examples
J. K. Rowling
English Author
The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.
Quote examples
Neha Dhupia
Indian Actress
Social networking is a big boon - I agree to it.
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