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keen

/ keen /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
Type of:
dirge coronach lament
Derived:
lament
Domain:
Ireland Hibernia Emerald Isle
adjective satellite Sense 2
having a sharp cutting edge or point
"a keen blade"
Similar:
sharp
verb Sense 3
express grief verbally
"we lamented the death of the child"
Type of:
express emotion express feelings
Derived:
elegy lament dirge coronach requiem
Entails:
grieve sorrow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 4
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"
Similar:
sharp
adjective satellite Sense 5
very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation
"an incisive mind"
"a keen intelligence"
"of sharp and active intellect"
Similar:
intelligent
adjective satellite Sense 6
intense or sharp
"suffered exquisite pain"
"felt exquisite pleasure"
Similar:
intense
adjective satellite Sense 7
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 pene"
Similar:
perceptive
adjective satellite Sense 8
very good
"he did a bully job"
"a neat sports car"
"had a great time at the party"
"you look simply smashing"
Similar:
good
Domain:
colloquialism
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
6
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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dirge coronach lament sharp express emotion express feelings intelligent intense perceptive good