Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. A gift; a grant; a benefaction; a present; a favor granted.
2. A prayer, or petition.
1. A prayer or petition.
2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.
3. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.
Good Roget’s Thesaurus §618
N. good, benefit, advantage, improvement, greatest good, supreme good, interest, service, behoof, behalf, weal, main chance, summum bonum, common weal, "consummation devoutly to be wished", gain, boot, profit, harvest, boon, good turn, blessing, world of good, piece of good luck, piece of good fortune, nuts, prize, windfall, godsend, waif, treasure-trove, good fortune, happiness, goodness, utility, remedy, pleasure giving
Adv. well, aright, satisfactorily, favorably, not amis, all for the best, to one's advantage, in one's favor, in one's interest
Phr. so far so good, magnum bonum
Giving Roget’s Thesaurus §784
N. giving, bestowal, bestowment, # donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule|, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, peter pence, sportula, christmas box, easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle*, graft, grease*, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor
V. deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of, hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over, assign dower, present, give away, dispense, dispose of, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out, pay, render, impart, communicate, concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast, spend, give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign, intrust, consign, vest in, make a present, allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota, invest, endow, settle upon, bequeath, leave, devise, furnish, supply, help, administer to, afford, spare, accommodate with, indulge with, favor with, shower down upon, lavish, pour on, thrust upon, tip, bribe, tickle the palm, grease the palm, offer, sacrifice, immolate
Adj. giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary|, tributary, gratis, donative
Phr. auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare
No Bible verses found for "Boon".