noun

• 1usually in singular A thing that is helpful or beneficial.

  ‘the navigation system will be a boon to both civilian and military users’

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  • ‘The evolution of sophisticated chargeback programs has been a boon to facility and real estate executives.’
  • ‘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.’
  • ‘Economists and policymakers have generally applauded the growth of borrowing as a boon to the economy and a blessing for average Americans.’
  • ‘Liberalisation came as a boon to the commodity trading, which is gradually gaining ground in the market circles.’
  • ‘It is also a boon to those farmers who are, in effect, protected from competition.’
  • ‘Such technological ‘advances’ typically do nothing to help farmers, while providing a boon to the manufacturers and marketers of the technologies.’
  • ‘But a falling dollar is a boon to investors who own foreign stocks and value them in dollars - as international funds do.’
  • ‘Knowing these people helps to understand why alcohol is such a boon to the lost and the lonely.’
  • ‘But the causeway has been a boon to naturalists.’
  • ‘I'm sure it would be a boon to small clubs like ours who are struggling to make ends meet.’
  • ‘High oil prices a boon to energy-producing regions’
  • ‘The therapy may cut recovery time by one third or even one half - a boon to any athlete looking to salvage the season.’
  • ‘These days, the main signs of the region's mixed heritage are peaceful, and many are positive boons to the traveler.’
  • ‘There are boons, too, but they are going to take a long time to realize.’
  • ‘The path is strewn with hardships but also some boons.’
  • ‘Homeschoolers and public schools are, in many ways, boons to one another.’
  • ‘Increases in average human life spans that we are privileged to witness must count as one of the great boons of the 20th century.’
  • ‘The success of others is your boon not your bane.’

  Synonyms

  blessing, godsend, bonus, good thing, benefit, help, aid, advantage, gain, asset, privilege, luxury

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• 2 archaic A favor or request.

  ‘may I have the inestimable boon of a few minutes' conversation?’

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  • ‘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.’
  • ‘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.’
  • ‘He has long been deafened by amplified hymns in his temple, leaving no scope for boons and prayers.’
  • ‘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.’