noun
- something that is helpful or beneficial
- a favor or request granted
Usage: formal
adjective
- close and friendly
Usage: used in the phrase ‘boon companion’
Examples
- The new highway was a boon to local businesses.
- Rain after the drought was a real boon for farmers.
- The scholarship proved to be a boon for her education.
- He asked the king for a boon to spare his brother’s life.
- The two men were boon companions who traveled everywhere together.
- Technology can be both a boon and a burden in modern life.