boon

n.好处

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
boon (noun)
1.
- benefit favor , especially one that is given in answer to a request
2.
a timely benefit - blessing
boon (adjective)
1.
archaic - favorable
2.
- convivial a boon companion
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
boon (adjective)
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
SYNONYMS:
boon, clubbable ( clubable), clubby, companionable, extroverted ( extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable, social
RELATED WORDS:
cordial, folksy, forthcoming, friendly, hospitable; affable, genial, gracious; agreeable, amiable, congenial, kindly, neighborly; animated, gay, jaunty, jolly, jovial, lively, peppy, perky, pert, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious; communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, effervescent, upbeat; bubbly, exuberant, high-spirited
NEAR ANTONYMS:
misanthropic; aloof, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish; mum, mute, reticent, silent, taciturn
antisocial, insociable, introverted, nongregarious, reclusive, unsociable, unsocial
boon (noun)
1.
a thing that helps
SYNONYMS:
advantage, aid, asset, benefit, boon
RELATED WORDS:
hand, lift, pick-me-up; support, sustenance; blessing, godsend, windfall; recourse, refuge, resort, resource
NEAR ANTONYMS:
constraint, inhibitor, liability, obstacle, obstruction, restraint, stranglehold
disadvantage, drawback, encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, minus
boon (noun)
2.
an act of kind assistance
SYNONYMS:
benevolence, boon, courtesy, grace, indulgence, kindness, mercy, service, turn
RELATED WORDS:
dispensation, waiver; advantage, benefit, blessing, godsend, manna; liberty, license ( licence), privilege
NEAR ANTONYMS:
hindrance, hurdle, impediment, interference, obstacle
boon (noun)
3.
something granted as a special favor
SYNONYMS:
appanage ( apanage), boon, concession, honor
RELATED WORDS:
courtesy; claim, entitlement, right; birthright; perquisite, prerogative; charter, grant, patent; exemption, immunity, waiver
NEAR ANTONYMS:
burden, duty, obligation, responsibility
boon (noun)
4.
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
SYNONYMS:
benediction, benefit, boon, felicity, godsend, good, manna, windfall
RELATED WORDS:
grace, mercy; favor, kindness, mitzvah; advantage, aid, assistance, gift, help, relief, support; anodyne, comfort, consolation, solace; bonus, extra, lagniappe; delight, joy, pleasure
NEAR ANTONYMS:
hex, hoodoo, jinx; bother, irritant, nuisance, pest; disadvantage; cross, misery, trial, tribulation
affliction, bane, curse, evil, plague, scourge
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