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boon

boon

38 4.4
A helpful thing that brings advantage or good results
  • noun
  • /bun/
translation icon : bendición
  • The new park has been a great boon for families in the neighborhood, providing a place for children to play.
  • boon or bane
  • a great boon
  • a boon to farmers

We we we have a sense that AGI would be a major boon to humanity.

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Examples

  • The return of postsecondary students to campus was a boon for Bacone.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I actually think that AI is going to be a boon for us, not detriment.

  • Well, yes, it was supposed to be a boon for the entire town.

  • Listen, this whole experience has been a real boon for all of us.

  • And it's, it's a huge boon for entrepreneurs.

  • Obviously implementation matters, but this is actually a big boon for the US dollar if it works out.

  • This is an absolute boon to Jews economically.

  • And this was a considerable boon for those who were unable to earn anything while awake.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And that's going to be a boon to gross domestic product.

  • So it's really been a, an absolute boon to patients, patients being able to preserve visual acuity.

Synonyms

benefit
vsboon
1.0

An advantage that helps people or a community

is a single helpful thing rather than a general improvement or gain
blessing
vsboon
269 1.4

A good thing or situation that brings happiness

is a helpful advantage without the implied luck or happiness
plus
vsboon
56 1.0

An advantage that makes something better

is a helpful or beneficial aid not just an extra feature
bonum
vsboon
9.9

Something that helps people or makes life better

is a helpful advantage often used more for an individual benefit

Antonyms

482 3.4

A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty

108 2.9

A condition that makes it harder to succeed or compete

How Helpful

godsend
28 4.9
boon
38 4.4
help
356 1.0

Surface Forms

boon singular
boons plural

Etymology

Boon comes from an old Norse word bón meaning 'prayer' or 'request', because a boon was something you asked for and were given. So a boon today is a welcome 'blessing' or helpful advantage.