keen

keen¹ (k

adj. keen·er, keen·est

1. Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.

2. Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity. See Synonyms at sharp.

3. Acutely sensitive: a keen ear.

4. Sharp; vivid; strong: His entire body hungered for keen sensation, something exciting (Richard Wright).

5. Intense; piercing: a keen wind.

6. Pungent; acrid: A keen smell of skunk was left behind.

a. Ardent; enthusiastic: a keen chess player.

b. Eagerly desirous: keen on going to Europe in the spring.

8. Slang Great; splendid; fine: What a keen day!

[Middle English kene, from Old English cne, brave.]

keenly adv.

keenness n.

keen² (k

A loud, wailing lament for the dead.

intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens

To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry.

[From Irish Gaelic caoineadh, from caoninim, I lament, from Old Irish caínim, coínim, perhaps of Brittonic origin.]

keener n.

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