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    [Adjective]  | "keen" | \ ˈkēn \


    1: intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind; also : shrewdly astute

    2: extremely sensitive in perception

    3: sharply contested

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English kene brave, sharp, from Old English cēne brave; akin to Old High German kuoni brave;

    [Adjective]  | "peachy keen" 


    1: peachy

    Origin: 1948 ;

    [Verb]  | "keen" 


    1: to make a loud and long cry of sorrow : to lament with a keen

    2: to make a sound suggestive of a loud cry of sorrow

    3: to lament, mourn, or complain loudly

    Origin: 1845 ;

     Borrowed from Irish caoin-, verbal noun caoineadh "utter a cry of sorrow for, mourn, lament," going back to Old Irish coínid "(s/he) laments, bewails, deplores," perhaps borrowed from the British Celtic base of Welsh cwynaf, verbal noun cwyno "lament, bemoan, mourn" (Old Welsh cuinhaunt "[they] will bemoan"), Middle Breton queinyff "wail, groan";

      * Note : Vendryes et al., Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien, suggest alternatively that the British Celtic forms go back to *cei-n-, with Old Irish ciid "cries, weeps, laments" representing *ci- (zero grade?) and its verbal noun coí continuing *coi-. There are no certain comparable forms outside Celtic.;

    [Noun]  | "keen" 


    1: a lamentation for the dead uttered in a loud wailing voice or sometimes in a wordless cry

    Origin: 1830 ;

     Probably derivative of {see: |keen:2|keen:2} (or borrowed from its source, Irish caoin-);

    [Noun]  | "keen ear" 


    1: a very strong ability to understand and appreciate something heard

    [Noun]  | "good/keen/sharp eye" 


    1: a special ability to recognize a particular thing or quality

    [Noun]  | "keen/sharp eye" 


    1: a special ability to notice or recognize a particular thing or quality

    [Idiom]  | "(as) keen as mustard" 


    1: very excited and interested : very enthusiastic

    [Idiom]  | "mad keen on" 


    1: very excited about and interested in (something)

    [Adjective]  | "keen" 


    1: able to sense slight impressions or differences;


      * e.g., " ... pilots with especially keen eyesight "




    2: causing intense discomfort to one's skin;


      * e.g., " ... the keen wind gave me chapped lips "




    3: having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something;


      * e.g., " ... lanced the boil with a keen scalpel "




    [Adjective]  | "peachy keen" 


    1: of the very best kind;


      * e.g., " ... back is the days when a wienie roast was a peachy keen way to spend a date "




    [Noun]  | "keen" 


    1: a crying out in grief;


      * e.g., " ... the loud keens of the widows were heard throughout the war-ravaged city "




    [Noun]  | "keenness" 


    1: a harsh or sharp quality;


      * e.g., " ... the keenness of the knife should tell you that it was sharpened recently "




    2: urgent desire or interest;


      * e.g., " ... was looking forward to his birthday party with the keenness of a youngster "




    3: exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters;


      * e.g., " ... had the financial keenness to know that the stock was overvalued "



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    [Verb]  | "keen" 


    1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;


      * e.g., " ... victims of the disaster have been keening for weeks about the slowness of governmental aid "




    2: to make a long loud mournful sound;


      * e.g., " ... mourners keening for the victims of the bombing "



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     [ "keen" ]

    1: To be eager, excited or interested in something/someone. A word of many facets.

      * e.g.,  ... Q: "We should watch Fresh Off the Boat tonight" 

     [ "keen" ]

    1: To be excited or interested about something.

      * e.g.,  ... "Are you keen for a game of pool." 

     [ "keen" ]

    1: 1)Eager to do something, or someone.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) are you keen for a pizza matt? 

     [ "keen" ]

    2: 2)Used to describe someone who is ready and willing for sex, anywhere anytime.

      * e.g.,  ... 2)  

     [ "keen" ]

    1: eager or obsessive about someone or something.

      * e.g.,  ... that girl is so keen on hooking up with you. 

     [ "keen" ]

    1: used to describe something that is in a good state, or prudent

      * e.g.,  ... my new shirt is keen! 

     [ "keen" ]

    2: synonyms: rocking, cool, smart

      * e.g.,  ... keen of you to do this assignment the night before it was due! 

     [ "keen" ]

    1: Something so cool and original and great that everyone loves it so much; something that is super swell

      * e.g.,  ... Man these chocolate chip cookies are Keen; Dude that book is so keen; The white spot is super keen 

     [ "keen" ]

    2: Being brought back by Ms. Emily of Brown College fame @ UVA

     [ "keen" ]

    1:  To be eager/enthusiastic about something.

      * e.g.,  ... "My god!! I am so keen to do this thing that i want to do!!" 

     [ "keen" ]

    2:  A word that can be used instead of cool.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, that tissue box is keen man." 

     [ "keen" ]

    3:  Sounds like the word keane which is the name of a really shit band.

      * e.g.,  ... "I went to see Keane in concert, they weren't keen, the were fucking awful." 

     [ "keen" ]

    4:  A person who's real name is Mark Smith.... he's a twat.

      * e.g.,  ... "don't talk to Keen, he's a real twat... he comes up with bullshit replys that make no sense to every insult you throw at him." 

     [ "keen" ]

    1: Keen;a person who's keeps getting fucked by his girlfriend.

      * e.g.,  ... guy:hey,im horny lets get keen 

     [ "keen" ]

    1: showing interest in something

      * e.g.,  ... Oh that shirt is keen! 

     [ "keen" ]

    1: to get have a good time, get fucked up, get laid, etc

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: Can you chill tonight? I wants to get keen 

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