KEEN

keen

Noun

  1. A prolonged wail for a deceased person.

Verb

  1. To sharpen; to make cold.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To utter a keen.
  2. To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
  3. To mourn.

Adjective

  1. showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense.
  2. vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
  3. sharp; having a fine edge or point.
  4. acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness.
  5. bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
  6. piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc,; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
  7. Enthusiastic
    I'm keen to learn another language.
    I'm keen on learning another language.
    I'm keen on languages.
    I'm keen about learning languages.
    I'm keen for help.
    ''"Do you want to learn another language?" / "I'm keen."
  8. Marvelous.
    I just got this peachy keen new dress.
  9. extremely low as to be competitive.
    keen prices
  10. brave, courageous; bold, audacious.


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