boon

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
2. 2
   That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
3. 3
   A prayer; petition.
4. 4
   An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
5. 5
   A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.
6. 6
   The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

Adjective

1. 1
   Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
2. 2
   Kind; bountiful; benign.
3. 3
   Good; prosperous.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname
2. 2
   A township in Warrick County, Indiana, United States, named after settler Ratcliff Boon.
3. 3
   A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.