1350-1400;Middle English (north) bone; compare Old Englishbune reed
Examples from the web for boon
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Anything that creates more readers is a boon for all kinds of publishers.
Farm-fresh eggs from pastured hens taste great and are a boon to your body.
The Internet can also be a boon for the faraway baseball fan.
The researchers note that the find could be a boon for horticulture, agriculture and land restoration.
The technology could lead to the biggest boon biotech has seen in decades.
Horrible weather is usually a boon to hotels, and many in Manhattan reported that they were sold out by early afternoon.
Though initially disappointing, this delay has actually proven to be a boon.
The Festival was a boon for many authors.
The drilling here is supposed to be a boon, bringing jobs and millions of dollars in royalties to cash-strapped homeowners.
British Dictionary definitions for boon
boon1
/buːn/
noun
1.
something extremely useful, helpful, or beneficial; a blessing or benefit: the car was a boon to him
2.
(archaic) a favour; request: he asked a boon of the king
Word Origin
C12: from Old Norse bōn request; related to Old English bēn prayer
boon2
/buːn/
adjective
1.
close, special, or intimate (in the phrase boon companion)
2.
(archaic) jolly or convivial
Word Origin
C14: from Old French bon from Latin bonus good
booner
/ˈbuːnə/
noun
1.
(Austral, derogatory) a young working-class person from Canberra
Word Origin
C20: of unknown origin
Word Origin and History for boon
n.
late 12c., bone "petition," from Old Norse bon "a petition, prayer," from Proto-Germanic *boniz (cf. Old English ben "prayer, petition," bannan "to summon;" see ban).
adj.
in boon companion (1560s), only real survival of Middle English boon "good" (early 14c.), from Old French bon (see bon).