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Definition & Synonyms
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• Keen
- (superl.) Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
- (superl.) Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
- (v. i.) To wail as a keener does.
- (superl.) Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
- (n.) A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
- (v. t.) To sharpen; to make cold.
- (superl.) Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
- (superl.) Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
Synonyms:
Acute, Bully, Corking, Cracking, Cutting, Dandy, Discriminating, Exquisite, Great, Incisive, Lament, Lancinating, Neat, Peachy, Penetrating, Penetrative, Piercing, Sharp, Smashing, Stabbing, Swell,
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• Keenness
- (n.) The quality or state of being keen.
Synonyms:
Acuity, Acuteness, Avidity, Eagerness, Sharpness,
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