boon

(Angielski)

Noun

1. A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
2. (archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
3. (obsolete) A prayer; petition.
4. (British, dialectal) An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
5. (Hinduism) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.

Adj

1. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
2. (archaic) Kind; bountiful; benign.
3. (obsolete) Good; prosperous.

Przeciwieństwo

bane#Noun

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/buːn/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: boon

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: bone

Dziedziczone z staroangielski: bune

In summary

From Middle English boon (“prayer”), from Old Norse bón (“prayer, petition”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), influenced by boon (“good, favorable”, adjective). Doublet of ben; see there for more.

Koncepcje

łaska

Synonimy

blessing

gift

🎁

benefit

favour

good

👍

present

good deed

request

jolly

advantage

blithesome

bonus

bounteous

charm

cheerful

cheery

close

close together

convivial

donation

familiar

favor

favourable

fortunate

godsend

grace

gracefulness

grant

intimate

jocund

kind

kindness

near

nearby

nigh

open hearted

petition

piece

portion

prayer

prosperous

proximal

proximate

result

sheave

sticks

token

vantage

vicinal

windfall