Keen Definition & Meaning
keen
- adjective
- 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 penetrative observations"
- intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
- very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
- 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"
- having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"
- noun
- a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
- verb
- express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
"Keen" in song lyrics
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"Well oiled machine, perfectly peachy keen"
Buck 65 — I Look Good -
"Periphreal vision and decisions must be keen"
Chubb Rock — The Night Scene -
"God is love like a dove? his wrath will be keen!"
DC Talk — Spinnin Round
Words that rhyme with keen
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- What does keen mean?
- 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 penetrative observations" intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party
- What part of speech is keen?
- Keen is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does keen have?
- Keen has 7 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).