KEEN
\kˈiːn], \kˈiːn], \k_ˈiː_n]\
Definitions of KEEN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"
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a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
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express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
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Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
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Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
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Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
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To sharpen; to make cold.
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A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
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To wail as a keener does.
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Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; - applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
By Oddity Software
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Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
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Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
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Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
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Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
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To sharpen; to make cold.
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A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
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To wail as a keener does.
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Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; - applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald