English → Latin
“boon” in Latin
grātiagrace; thankfulness; thanks (see grātiās agō, grātiās habeō)beneficiumbenefit; favour, favor, kindness, servicedōnumgift, present; offering, sacrificemūnusa service, office, employment; a burden, duty, obligation; a service, favorhilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, joviallaetushappy, cheerful, glad; fertile, luxuriant, lush, richiocōsusfunny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-heartediūcunduspleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, deliciouscombibōto drink with any one as a companioncompōtordrinking companion
The English word boon itself goes back to Latin duonus, through bonus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
boon
gratia, beneficium, donum, munus. SYN., in GIFT.
boon adj.
hilaris, laetus, jocosus, jucundus. Boon-companion, combibo; compotor; sodalis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for boon?
- The usual Latin words for “boon” are grātia, beneficium, dōnum; also mūnus, hilaris, laetus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.