Keen

English Meaning

Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

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. Ardent; enthusiastic: a keen chess player.
8. Eagerly desirous: keen on going to Europe in the spring.
9. Slang Great; splendid; fine: What a keen day!
10. A loud, wailing lament for the dead.
11. To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry.