boon

«boon» in Mova's school dictionary: very helpful and makes life better — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a boon, boons)

meaning for a pupil

1) Something that is very helpful and makes life better. tree →

2) (old) A favour or request someone asks. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and news: «the new library is a boon to the village». In old stories, a hero asks the king for a boon. Phrase: a boon companion (an old phrase for a close friend).

examples

• The new bus route is a boon for the school. tree →
• The rain was a boon to the farmers. tree →
• Calculators are a boon for long sums. tree →
• The knight asked the queen for a boon. tree →
• Free Wi-Fi is a real boon on holiday. tree →

note

Countable: a boon, boons. Opposite: a burden, a curse, a drawback. Often «a boon to/for».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «boon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.