Definition of Keen
Keen
keen
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
intellectually and shrewdly alert as with having a quick mind;
e.g. His keen eye allowed him to spot a deer over a mile away.
(adjective)
having a fine edge or point (as to cut) or have a distinct smell;
e.g. He sharped the bladed until it had a nice, keen edge to it.
(adjective)
eager, enthusiastic, or intensity;
e.g. She was keen on the idea of going to the haunted house with her friends.
(verb)
a loud and long cry of sorrow, or a wailing, wordless cry;
e.g. The banshee made to lament, but it came out as a high-pitched keen that signaled distress.
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