Noun | 1. | keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing |
Verb | 1. | keen - express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" |
Adj. | 1. | keen - 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" |
| 2. | keen - intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" |
| 3. | keen - very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect" |
| 4. | keen - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, neat, great |
| 5. | keen - 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" |
| 6. | keen - having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade" |