EGAVE

keen

About 8.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
    I’m keen on computers.
  2. adjective Fierce, intense, vehement.
    This boy has a keen appetite.
  3. adjective Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
  4. adjective Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
  5. adjective Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
    keen satire or sarcasm
  6. adjective Cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
    a keen wind
  7. adjective Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
  8. adjective Marvelous.
    I just got this peachy keen new dress.

Similar words

corking exquisite bang-up slap-up incisive nifty intense great bully neat

Often followed by

to interest on and sense eye as eyes observer

Word family

keen eye keen eyes keened keener keeners keenest keening keenly keenness keennesses

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