boon

About 1.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.

   Finding the dry cave was a boon to the weary travellers.

2. noun That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
3. noun A prayer; petition.
4. noun An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
5. noun A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.
6. adjective Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
7. adjective Kind; bountiful; benign.
8. adjective Good; prosperous.

   boon voyage

Similar words

blessing close favor benefit gift advantage godsend help luck chance

Often followed by

to of for companions companion and that in which

Word family

boons