English-Thai Dictionary

boon

ADJ ที่ สนุกสนาน ร่าเริง  jolly ti-sa-nuk-sa-nan-ra-reng

 

boon

ADJ มี ความกรุณา  kind unkind me-khwam-ka-ru-na

 

boon

N สิ่ง ที่ เป็นประโยชน์  สิ่ง ที่ ช่วย อำนวยความสะดวก  benefit sing-ti-pen-pra-yod

 

boondocks

N พื้นที่ ห่างไกล ตัวเมือง  boonies phuen-ti-hang-klai-tua-mueang

 

boondocks

SL พื้นที่ ห่างไกล ความเจริญ  ชนบท  เขต รอบ นอกเมือง  ชานเมือง  phuen-ti-hang-klai-kwam-ja-roen

 

boondoggle

N งา นที่ สูญ เสียเวลา และ /หรือ เงิน  ngan-ti-sun-sia-we-la-lae-tab-rue-ngen

 

boonies

N ถิ่น ที่อยู่ ไกล ตัวเมือง  ถิ่นทุรกันดาร  tin-ti-yu-klai-tua-mueang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BOON

n.[L. bonus. ] 1. A gift; a grant; a benefaction; a present; a favor granted.
2. A prayer, or petition.

 

BOON

a.[L. bonus. ] Gay; merry; kind; bountiful; as a boon companion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BOON

Boon, n. Etym: [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. b; akin to Sw. & Dan. b, AS. b, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. Ban, Bounty. ]

 

1. A prayer or petition. [Obs. ] For which to God he made so many an idle boon. Spenser.

 

2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present. Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above. James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ).

 

BOON

Boon, a. Etym: [F. bon. See Boon, n.]

 

1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs. ]

 

2. Kind; bountiful; benign. Which. .. Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Milton.

 

3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial. A boon companion, loving his bottle. Arbuthnot.

 

BOON

Boon, n. Etym: [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble. ]

 

Defn: The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

boon

boon 1 |bo͞on bun | ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a thing that is helpful or beneficial: the navigation system will be a boon to both civilian and military users. 2 archaic a favor or request: may I have the inestimable boon of a few minutes' conversation? ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘request for a favor ’): from Old Norse bón.

 

boon

boon 2 |bun bo͞on | ▶adjective (of a companion or friend ) close; intimate; favorite: he debated the question with a few boon companions in the barroom. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: boon from Old French bon, from Latin bonus ‘good. ’ The early literal sense was ‘good fellow, ’ originally denoting a drinking companion.

 

boondocks

boon docks |ˈbo͞onˌdäks ˈbunˌdɑks | ▶plural noun informal rough, remote, or isolated country: we're out here in the boondocks, miles from a telephone. ORIGIN 1940s: boondock from Tagalog bundok ‘mountain. ’

 

boondoggle

boon dog gle |ˈbo͞onˌdägəl, -ˌdôgəl ˈbunˌdɑɡəl | informal ▶noun work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value: writing off the cold fusion phenomenon as a boondoggle best buried in literature. • a public project of questionable merit that typically involves political patronage and graft: they each drew $600,000 in the final months of the great boondoggle. ▶verb [ no obj. ] waste money or time on such projects. ORIGIN 1930s: of unknown origin.

 

Boone, Daniel

Boone, Daniel |bo͞on bun | ( c. 1734 –1820 ), American pioneer. He made trips west from North Carolina into the unexplored area that is now Kentucky, organizing settlements and successfully defending them against hostile Indians. He later moved further west to what is now Missouri, having been granted land there in 1799.

 

boong

boong |bʊŋ | ▶noun Austral. offensive an Aborigine. ORIGIN 1920s: origin uncertain.

 

boonies

boon ies |ˈbo͞onēz ˈbuniz | ▶plural noun short for boondocks.

 

Oxford Dictionary

boon

boon 1 |buːn | ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a thing that is helpful or beneficial: the route will be a boon to many travellers. 2 archaic a favour or request. ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘request for a favour ’): from Old Norse bón.

 

boon companion

boon com |pan ¦ion |buːn | ▶noun a close friend with whom one enjoys spending time. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: boon from Old French bon, from Latin bonus ‘good ’. The early literal sense was ‘good fellow ’, originally denoting a drinking companion.

 

boondocks

boondocks |ˈbuːndɒks | ▶plural noun N. Amer. informal rough or isolated country: this place is out in the boondocks, you'll never get here by bus. ORIGIN 1940s: boondock from Tagalog bundok ‘mountain ’.

 

boondoggle

boondoggle |ˈbuːndɒg (ə )l |N. Amer. informal ▶noun an unnecessary, wasteful, or fraudulent project. ▶verb [ no obj. ] spend money or time on unnecessary, wasteful, or fraudulent projects. ORIGIN 1930s: of unknown origin.

 

Boone, Daniel

Boone |buːn | ( c. 1734 –1820 ), American pioneer. Boone made trips west from Pennsylvania into the unexplored area of Kentucky, organizing settlements and successfully defending them against hostile American Indians.

 

boong

boong |bʊŋ | ▶noun Austral. offensive an Aborigine. ORIGIN 1920s: origin uncertain.

 

boonies

boonies |ˈbuːnɪz | ▶plural noun short for boondocks.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

boon

boon noun their help was such a boon: blessing, godsend, bonus, plus, benefit, advantage, help, aid, asset; stroke of luck, windfall. ANTONYMS curse.

 

boondocks

boondocks noun until I was twelve, we lived in the boondocks: backwater, hinterland, backwoods, backcountry, middle of nowhere; wasteland, bush; informal boonies, sticks.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

boon

boon 1 noun his offer of rent-free accommodation was such a boon: blessing, godsend, bonus, good thing, benefit, help, aid, advantage, gain, asset, privilege, luxury; windfall, bonanza, stroke of luck, piece of good fortune; informal perk, plus, plus point, pro; formal perquisite; literary benison. ANTONYMS curse, disadvantage.

 

boon

boon 2 adjective the two girls soon became boon companions: bosom, close, intimate, confidential, inseparable, faithful, special, dear; favourite, best; informal (as ) thick as thieves, pally, matey, chummy, buddy-buddy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

boon

boon 1 /buːn /名詞 C 1 〖通例a ～〗 «…にとって » 有益な [役に立つ ]物 «to , for » ; 恩恵 ▸ a real [great ] boon 大いに役立つ物 2 ｟古 ｠頼みたい事 (favor ).

 

boon

boon 2 形容詞 陽気な (!通例次の複合語で ) .～̀ comp á nion ｟文 ｠親友, 遊び友達 .

 

boondocks

boon docks /búːndɑ̀ks |-dɔ̀ks /名詞 ｟米 くだけて ｠〖the ～; 複数扱い 〗僻 （へき ）地, 辺境 ; (未開拓の )森林や沼地 .

 

boondoggle

boon dog gle /búːndɑ̀ɡ (ə )l |-dɔ̀ɡ (ə )l /名詞 C ｟米 くだけて ｠1 くだらない [価値のない ] (見せかけだけの )仕事 ; むだな (公的 )事業 [計画 ].2 (ボーイスカウトなどが作る )首に付ける革の編みひも .動詞 自動詞 (くだらない仕事をして )時間 [金 ]を浪費する .他動詞 …を欺 （あざむ ）く .

 

boonies

boon ies /búːniz /名詞 ｟米 くだけて ｠＝boondocks .