sharp; biting, pungent; clever, perceptive, astute; strong, intense; eager, enthusiastic; wonderful, amazing (Slang)
lament, mourn, wail
wailing mournful sound, lamentation (especially for the dead)
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Keen Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Keen Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To sharpen; to make cold.
To sharpen; to make cold.
(v. i.)
To wail as a keener does.
To wail as a keener does.
(superl.)
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
(superl.)
Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
(superl.)
Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
(superl.)
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
(superl.)
Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
(n.)
A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
keen
\keen\, v. t. to sharpen; to make cold. [r.] cold winter keens the brightening flood.
keen
\keen\ (kēn), a. [compar. keener (-&etilde;r); superl. keenest.] [oe. kene sharp, bold, as. cēne bold; akin to d. koen, ohg. kuoni, g. kühn, osw. kyn, k?n, icel. k?nn, for kœnn wise; perh. akin to e. ken, can to be able. ?45. ]
1. sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge. a bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene. that my keen knife see not the wound it makes.
2. acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features. to make our wits more keen. before the keen inquiry of her thought.
3. bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm. good father cardinal, cry thou amen to my keen curses.
4. piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc,; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen. breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes.
5. eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. "of full kene will." so keen and greedy to confound a man.
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.
similar words(1)
keen-sighted
n., caoineadh m.; marbhna m.
(sharp) géar
(intense, acute) dian
(of mind) géarchúiseach
(bitter) nimhneach
v., t. & i., caoin
adj., díograiseach
(sharp) géar
(intense, acute) dian
(of mind) géarchúiseach
(bitter) nimhneach
v., t. & i., caoin
adj., díograiseach
Arsylw = n. a keen look, a stare
Awchus = a. keen; greedy
Craff = n. a clasp; a cramp, a. securing, sure; keen
Cyflym = a. nimble, keen
Diawch = a. unapt, not keen
Digraff = a. not keen
Llymau = v. to make keen, to sharpen
Llyminog = a. keen, intense
Llymyn = n. one who is keen
Tremyn-gar = a. observant, keen
Trylyn = a. thoroughly keen
Noun
1. a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
(hypernym) dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
(derivation) lament
(classification) Ireland, Hibernia, Emerald Isle
Verb
1. express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
(synonym) lament
(hypernym) express emotion, express feelings
(entail) grieve, sorrow
Adjective
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"
(synonym) acute, discriminating, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
(similar) perceptive
2. intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
(synonym) exquisite
(similar) intense
3. very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect"
(synonym) incisive, sharp
(similar) intelligent
4. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
(synonym) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
(similar) good
(classification) colloquialism
5. as physically 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"
(synonym) cutting, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
(similar) sharp
6. having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"
(similar) sharp
Keen Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
KeeN is a band born in Sulmona, Italy, in February 2003. KeeN are influenced by several industrial metal bands like Rammstein, The Kovenant and Marilyn Manson (whose tour "Against all Gods tour" was opened by KeeN in 2005), and metal bands like Metallica, but the KeeN sound is a personal mix of melodies, aggressiveness, involving rhythms and electronic samplings; a result of the union of the different musical skills and interests of each member of the band.
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Keen may refer to:
Persons
- Alan Keen (1937–2011), British politician
- Andrew Keen (born circa 1960), British-American entrepreneur and author
- Ann Keen (born 1948), British politician
- Arthur Keen (businessman) (1835–1915), British entrepreneur
- Arthur Keen (aviator) (1895–1918), British World War I flying ace
- Diane Keen (born 1946), English actress.
- Geoffrey Keen (1916–2005), English actor
- Harold Keen (1894–1973), British engineer
- Helen Keen, English comedian
- Jessica Keen (1975–1991), American murder victim
- John "Speedy" Keene (1945–2002), or John Keen, British musician
- John Keen (cyclist) (1849–1902), British cyclist
- Malcolm Keen (1887–1970), British actor
- Maurice Keen (born 1933), British historian
- Richard Keen (born 1954), Scottish lawyer
- Robert Earl Keen (born1956), American guitarist
- Sam Keen, American author, professor and philosopher
- Simon Keen (born 1987), Australian cricketer
- Steve Keen (born 1953), Australian economist
- Keen Johnson (1896–1970), American politician
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