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keen::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lament |
| Type of | express feelings, express emotion |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exquisite |
keen::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acute, discriminating, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp |
| Derivation | keenness |
keen::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | keenness |
a keen blade.
Examples of keen
keen
He has a keen understanding of our economic system and knows how to create jobs.
From the latimes.com
A graceful and literary writer, Clemens is also a keen observer of his hometown.
From the freep.com
Loved the episode with the hilarious Happy Mondays but I wasn't so keen on this.
From the metro.co.uk
Ackman doesn't seem keen on selling to Peltz, at least not without a richer bid.
From the forbes.com
He is keen to get younger people in and is thrilled to have attained such works.
From the smh.com.au
The Kiwis were understood to be keen but Allsopp, when eventually told, less so.
From the theage.com.au
He was not keen on ecclesiastical titles and formality, though he accepted them.
From the nzherald.co.nz
He is also keen to see a renewed emphasis on fiction, and on books for children.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The former Prime Minister has a keen interest in the environment and innovation.
From the scoop.co.nz
- A funeral lament sung with loud wailing
- Acute: 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"
- Lament: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
- Exquisite: intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
- Bang-up: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
- Cutting: 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"
- Having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"
- (keenly) in a keen and discriminating manner; "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"
- (keenness) acuteness: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
