Definition of boons:
(n) :
A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
(n) :
That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
(adj) :
(now only in boon companion) Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
(n) :
(Hinduism) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.
(n) :
(British, dialectal) An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
(adj) :
(archaic) Kind; bountiful; benign.