keen

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. keen¹ (kēn)adj. keen·er, keen·est
1. Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.
2. Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity. See Synonyms at sharp.
3. Acutely sensitive:
a keen ear.
4. Sharp; vivid; strong: “His entire body hungered for keen sensation, something exciting” (Richard Wright).
5. Intense; piercing:
a keen wind.
6. Pungent; acrid:
A keen smell of skunk was left behind.
7.
a. Ardent; enthusiastic:
a keen chess player.
b. Eagerly desirous:
keen on going to Europe in the spring.
8. Slang. Great; splendid; fine:
What a keen day! [Middle English kene, from Old English cēne, brave.] keenʹly adv.keenʹness n. II. keen² (kēn)n.
A loud, wailing lament for the dead.intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens
To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry. [From Irish Gaelic caoineadh, from caoninim, I lament, from Old Irish caínim, coínim, perhaps of Brittonic origin.] keenʹer n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cutting, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating, exquisite, acute, discriminating, incisive, penetrating, penetrative, sharp, lament