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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
keen
adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine
distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and
politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike
reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a
fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative
observations" [syn: acute, discriminating,
incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating,
penetrative, piercing, sharp]
2: intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite
pleasure" [syn: exquisite, keen]
3: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a
great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn:
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great,
groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy,
slap-up, swell, smashing]
4: painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind";
"keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains";
"piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain";
"lancinating pain" [syn: cutting, keen, knifelike,
piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating]
5: having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"
n 1: a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
v 1: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the
child" [syn: lament, keen]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Keen \Keen\, v. t.
To sharpen; to make cold. [R.]
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Cold winter keens the brightening flood. --Thomson.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Keen \Keen\ (k[=e]n), a. [Compar. Keener (k[=e]n"[~e]r);
superl. Keenest.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[=e]ne bold;
akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k["u]hn, OSw. kyn, k["o]n,
Icel. k[ae]nn, for k[oe]nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to
be able. [root]45.]
1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a
razor with a keen edge.
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A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene.
--Chaucer.
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That my keen knife see not the wound it makes.
--Shak.
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2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing
mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen
look; keen features.
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To make our wits more keen. --Shak.
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Before the keen inquiry of her thought. --Cowper.
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3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe;
as, keen satire or sarcasm.
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Good father cardinal, cry thou amen
To my keen curses. --Shak.
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4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold,
wind, etc.; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
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Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes.
--Goldsmith.
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5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. "Of full
kene will." --Piers Plowman.
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So keen and greedy to confound a man. --Shak.
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6. Wonderful; delightful; marvelous; as, that would be keen.
[slang]
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Note: Keen is often used in the composition of words, most of
which are of obvious signification; as, keen-edged,
keen-eyed, keen-sighted, keen-witted, etc.
Syn: Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting;
penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical;
piercing; shrewd.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Keen \Keen\, n. [Ir. caoine.]
A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
[Ireland] --Froude.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Keen \Keen\, v. i.
To wail as a keener does. [Ireland]
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Common Misspellings > |
keen desire ekeen desire eken desire keken desire een desire kkeen desire keeen desire ken desire keeen desire kene desire keene desire ken desire keeen desire kee ndesire keen ndesire kee desire keenn desire keend esire keen d esire keendesire keen desire keen edsire keen dedsire keen esire keen ddesire keen dseire keen deseire keen dsire keen deesire keen deisre keen desisre keen deire keen dessire keen desrie keen desirie keen desre keen desiire keen desier keen desirer keen desie keen desirre keen desiere keen desir keen desiree ueen desire kueen desire ukeen desire ieen desire kieen desire ikeen desire oeen desire koeen desire okeen desire jeen desire kjeen desire jkeen desire leen desire kleen desire lkeen desire meen desire kmeen desire mkeen desire ,een desire k,een desire ,keen desire .een desire k.een desire .keen desire k33n desire ke33n desire k33en desire k##n desire ke##n desire k##en desire k44n desire ke44n desire k44en desire kwwn desire kewwn desire kwwen desire krrn desire kerrn desire krren desire kssn desire kessn desire kssen desire kddn desire keddn desire kdden desire kffn desire keffn desire kffen desire kaan desire kiin desire koon desire kuun desire keeg desire keeng desire keegn desire keeh desire keenh desire keehn desire keej desire keenj desire keejn desire keeb desire keenb desire keebn desire keem desire keenm desire keemn desire kee desire keen desire kee n desire keen wesire keen dwesire keen wdesire keen eesire keen deesire keen edesire keen resire keen dresire keen rdesire keen sesire keen dsesire keen sdesire keen fesire keen dfesire keen fdesire keen xesire keen dxesire keen xdesire keen cesire keen dcesire keen cdesire keen vesire keen dvesire keen vdesire keen esire keen d esire keen desire keen d3sire keen de3sire keen d3esire keen d#sire keen de#sire keen d#esire keen d4sire keen de4sire keen d4esire keen dwsire keen dewsire keen dwesire keen drsire keen dersire keen dresire keen dssire keen dessire keen dsesire keen ddsire keen dedsire keen ddesire keen dfsire keen defsire keen dfesire keen dasire keen disire keen dosire keen dusire keen deqire keen desqire keen deqsire keen dewire keen deswire keen dewsire keen deeire keen deseire keen deesire keen deaire keen desaire keen deasire keen dedire keen desdire keen dedsire keen dezire keen deszire keen dezsire keen dexire keen desxire keen dexsire keen decire keen descire keen decsire keen de ire keen des ire keen de sire keen des8re keen desi8re keen des8ire keen des*re keen desi*re keen des*ire keen des9re keen desi9re keen des9ire keen desure keen desiure keen desuire keen desore keen desiore keen desoire keen desjre keen desijre keen desjire keen deskre keen desikre keen deskire keen deslre keen desilre keen deslire keen desare keen desere keen desi4e keen desir4e keen desi4re keen desi$e keen desir$e keen desi$re keen desi5e keen desir5e keen desi5re keen desiee keen desiree keen desiere keen desite keen desirte keen desitre keen deside keen desirde keen desidre keen desife keen desirfe keen desifre keen desige keen desirge keen desigre keen desir3 keen desire3 keen desir3e keen desir# keen desire# keen desir#e keen desir4 keen desire4 keen desir4e keen desirw keen desirew keen desirwe keen desirr keen desirer keen desirre keen desirs keen desires keen desirse keen desird keen desired keen desirde keen desirf keen desiref keen desirfe keen desira keen desiri keen desiro keen desiru Definition commonly spelled as: Defanition or Defenition, Synonym as: Synonim, Sinonym or Sinonim, Thesaurus as: Thesorus or Thesauris, Dictionary as: Dictionery or Dictionry and Define is usually not misspelled. What does mispell meen? It Meens...
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