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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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