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Definitions for Keen

[1] finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
[2] sharp, piercing, or biting: a keen wind; keen satire.
[3] characterized by strength and distinctness of perception; extremely sensitive or responsive: keen eyes; keen ears.
[4] having or showing great mental penetration or acumen: keen reasoning; a keen mind.
[5] animated by or showing strong feeling or desire: keen competition.
[6] intense, as feeling or desire: keen ambition; keen jealousy.
[7] eager; interested; enthusiastic (often followed by about, on, etc., or an infinitive): She is really keen on going swimming.
[8] Slang . great; wonderful; marvelous.
[9] a wailing lament for the dead.
[10] to wail in lamentation for the dead.
[11] to mourn for by or with such keening or wailing: keening his mother while kneeling at her grave.
[12] eager or enthusiastic
[13] (postpositive foll by on ) fond (of); devoted (to) keen on a girl ; keen on golf
[14] intellectually acute a keen wit
[15] (of sight, smell, hearing, etc) capable of recognizing fine distinctions
[16] having a sharp cutting edge or point
[17] extremely cold and penetrating a keen wind
[18] intense or strong a keen desire
[19] mainly British extremely low so as to be competitive keen prices
[20] slang , mainly US and Canadian very good
[21] to lament the dead
[22] a dirge or lament for the dead

Words related to Keen

impatient, avid, fierce, fervent, anxious, eager, ardent, intense, acute, strong, wise, shrewd, discriminating, sensitive, quick, sharp, astute, devoted, alert, spirited

Words nearby Keen

keelie, keeling islands, keelless, keelson, keelung, keen, keen about, be, keene, keene's cement, keener, keening

Origin of Keen

21805–15; < Irish caoine (noun), caoin- (v., stem of caoinim ) lament

Other words from Keen

keen·ly , adverb
keen·ness , noun
keen·er , noun

Word origin for Keen

C19: from Irish Gaelic caoine, from Old Irish coīnim I wail

Synonyms for Keen

anxious, ardent, avid, eager, fervent, fierce, impatient, intense, alert, animate, animated, devoted, earnest, intent, interested, spirited, warm, agog, appetent, athirst, breathless, dying to, ebullient, fervid, fond of, gung ho, impassioned, lively, perfervid, sprightly, thirsty, vehement, vivacious, zealous