1. keen - noun
· a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
Hypernym(s): dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
2. keen - verb
· express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
Synonym(s): lament
Hypernym(s): express_emotion, express_feelings
3. keen - adjective
· having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
Synonym(s): acute, discriminating, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
4. keen - adjective
· intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
Synonym(s): exquisite
5. keen - adjective
· very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"; "we had a grand old time"
Synonym(s): bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old
6. keen - adjective
· painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
Synonym(s): cutting, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
7. keen - adjective
· having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"
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