"boon" meaning in Engels

See boon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /buːn/ Audio: en-us-boon.ogg
  1. lustig, vriendelijk, vrolijk
    Sense id: nl-boon-en-adj-eHQgPtqd
  2. gunstig, voordelig Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: nl-boon-en-adj-A1cGY8eD Categories (other): Verouderd_in_het_Engels
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: convivial, jolly, jovial, kindly, gracious

Noun

IPA: /buːn/ Audio: en-us-boon.ogg
  1. attentie
    Sense id: nl-boon-en-noun-3Tax1a6t
  2. gave
    Sense id: nl-boon-en-noun-5VnxplFg
  3. gunst
    Sense id: nl-boon-en-noun-v3DCf6EX
  4. kameraad
    Sense id: nl-boon-en-noun-EFLQebdQ
  5. zegen
    Sense id: nl-boon-en-noun-wu9pt0jJ
  6. zegening
    Sense id: nl-boon-en-noun-n7L2-CHP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: benefit, blessing Derived forms: boonless, boondocks, boondoggle, boondoggle
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  "antonyms": [
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      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "distant"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "remote"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Bijvoeglijk naamwoord in het Engels",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels van lengte 4",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Afkomstig van het Oudnoorse woord bōn (= gebed)."
  ],
  "hyphenation": "boon",
  "lang": "Engels",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Bijvoeglijk naamwoord",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lustig, vriendelijk, vrolijk"
      ],
      "id": "nl-boon-en-adj-eHQgPtqd"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        }
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        "gunstig, voordelig"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/buːn/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "convivial"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "jolly"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "jovial"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "kindly"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "gracious"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boon"
}

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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
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    },
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    },
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      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
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    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "boonless"
    },
    {
      "word": "boondocks"
    },
    {
      "word": "boondoggle"
    },
    {
      "word": "boondoggle"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Afkomstig van het Oudnoorse woord bōn (= gebed)."
  ],
  "hyphenation": "boon",
  "lang": "Engels",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Zelfstandig naamwoord",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "sense": "een intimus\neen favoriete metgezel\neen leuke pimpelaar",
      "word": "boon companion"
    },
    {
      "sense": "een pimpelaar",
      "word": "boon fellow"
    },
    {
      "sense": "zich als zegen betonen",
      "word": "to prove a boon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "vloek en zegen",
      "word": "boon and bane"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "attentie"
      ],
      "id": "nl-boon-en-noun-3Tax1a6t"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gave"
      ],
      "id": "nl-boon-en-noun-5VnxplFg"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gunst"
      ],
      "id": "nl-boon-en-noun-v3DCf6EX"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kameraad"
      ],
      "id": "nl-boon-en-noun-EFLQebdQ"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zegen"
      ],
      "id": "nl-boon-en-noun-wu9pt0jJ"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zegening"
      ],
      "id": "nl-boon-en-noun-n7L2-CHP"
    }
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      "ipa": "/buːn/"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "benefit"
    },
    {
      "word": "blessing"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boon"
}
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  "antonyms": [
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      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "distant"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "remote"
    }
  ],
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    "Woorden in het Engels van lengte 4"
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    "Afkomstig van het Oudnoorse woord bōn (= gebed)."
  ],
  "hyphenation": "boon",
  "lang": "Engels",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Bijvoeglijk naamwoord",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lustig, vriendelijk, vrolijk"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Verouderd_in_het_Engels"
      ],
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        "gunstig, voordelig"
      ],
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    }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/buːn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "convivial"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "jolly"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "jovial"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "kindly"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "gracious"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boon"
}

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    "Woorden in het Engels met IPA-weergave",
    "Woorden in het Engels met audioweergave",
    "Woorden in het Engels van lengte 4",
    "Zelfstandig naamwoord in het Engels"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "boonless"
    },
    {
      "word": "boondocks"
    },
    {
      "word": "boondoggle"
    },
    {
      "word": "boondoggle"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Afkomstig van het Oudnoorse woord bōn (= gebed)."
  ],
  "hyphenation": "boon",
  "lang": "Engels",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Zelfstandig naamwoord",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "sense": "een intimus\neen favoriete metgezel\neen leuke pimpelaar",
      "word": "boon companion"
    },
    {
      "sense": "een pimpelaar",
      "word": "boon fellow"
    },
    {
      "sense": "zich als zegen betonen",
      "word": "to prove a boon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "vloek en zegen",
      "word": "boon and bane"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "attentie"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gave"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gunst"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kameraad"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zegen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zegening"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/buːn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "benefit"
    },
    {
      "word": "blessing"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boon"
}

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