keen

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  keen 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  keen 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  keen 
 
  1  sense  of  keen 
 
  Sense  1 
  lament,  keen 
  =>  grieve,  sorrow 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  keen 
 
  1  sense  of  keen 
 
  Sense  1 
  lament,  keen 
  =>  express  emotion,  express  feelings 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  keen 
 
  keen  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  keen 
 
  Sense  1 
  lament,  keen 
  =>  express  emotion,  express  feelings 
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  Grep  of  noun  keen 
  keen 
  keenness 
  nankeen 
  palankeen 
 
  Overview  of  noun  keen 
 
  The  noun  keen  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  keen  --  ((Irish)  a  funeral  lament  sung  with  loud  wailing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  keen 
 
  The  verb  keen  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lament,  keen  --  (express  grief  verbally) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  keen 
 
  The  adj  keen  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  acute,  discriminating,  incisive,  keen,  knifelike,  penetrating,  penetrative,  piercing,  sharp  --  (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") 
  2.  exquisite,  keen  --  (intense  or  sharp;  "suffered  exquisite  pain";  "felt  exquisite  pleasure") 
  3.  incisive,  keen,  sharp  --  (very  penetrating  and  clear  and  sharp  in  operation;  "an  incisive  mind";  "a  keen  intelligence";  "of  sharp  and  active  intellect") 
  4.  bang-up,  bully,  corking,  cracking,  dandy,  great,  groovy,  keen,  neat,  nifty,  not  bad  peachy,  slap-up,  swell,  smashing  --  ((informal)  very  good;  "a  bully  pulpit";  "a  neat  sports  car";  "had  a  great  time  at  the  party";  "you  look  simply  smashing") 
  5.  cutting,  keen,  knifelike,  piercing,  stabbing,  lancinate,  lancinating  --  (as  physically  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") 
  6.  keen  --  (having  a  sharp  cutting  edge  or  point;  "a  keen  blade") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  keen 
 
  6  senses  of  keen 
 
  Sense  1 
  acute,  discriminating,  incisive,  keen,  knifelike,  penetrating,  penetrative,  piercing,  sharp 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  perceptive)  ->  unperceptive,  unperceiving 
 
  Sense  2 
  exquisite,  keen 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intense)  ->  mild 
 
  Sense  3 
  incisive,  keen,  sharp 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intelligent)  ->  unintelligent,  stupid 
 
  Sense  4 
  bang-up,  bully,  corking,  cracking,  dandy,  great,  groovy,  keen,  neat,  nifty,  not  bad(prenominal),  peachy,  slap-up,  swell,  smashing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  good)  ->  bad 
 
  Sense  5 
  cutting,  keen,  knifelike,  piercing,  stabbing,  lancinate,  lancinating 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sharp)  ->  dull 
 
  Sense  6 
  keen 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sharp)  ->  dull 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  keen 
 
  6  senses  of  keen 
 
  Sense  1 
  acute,  discriminating,  incisive,  keen,  knifelike,  penetrating,  penetrative,  piercing,  sharp 
  =>  perceptive  (vs.  unperceptive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  exquisite,  keen 
  =>  intense  (vs.  mild) 
 
  Sense  3 
  incisive,  keen,  sharp 
  =>  intelligent  (vs.  unintelligent) 
 
  Sense  4 
  bang-up,  bully,  corking,  cracking,  dandy,  great,  groovy,  keen,  neat,  nifty,  not  bad(prenominal),  peachy,  slap-up,  swell,  smashing 
  =>  good  (vs.  bad) 
 
  Sense  5 
  cutting,  keen,  knifelike,  piercing,  stabbing,  lancinate,  lancinating 
  =>  sharp  (vs.  dull) 
 
  Sense  6 
  keen 
  =>  sharp  (vs.  dull) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  keen 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  keen 
 
  keen  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  keen 
  keen 
  keen-sighted 
 
  Overview  of  noun  keen 
 
  The  noun  keen  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  keen  --  ((Irish)  a  funeral  lament  sung  with  loud  wailing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  keen 
 
  The  verb  keen  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lament,  keen  --  (express  grief  verbally) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  keen 
 
  The  adj  keen  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  acute,  discriminating,  incisive,  keen,  knifelike,  penetrating,  penetrative,  piercing,  sharp  --  (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") 
  2.  exquisite,  keen  --  (intense  or  sharp;  "suffered  exquisite  pain";  "felt  exquisite  pleasure") 
  3.  incisive,  keen,  sharp  --  (very  penetrating  and  clear  and  sharp  in  operation;  "an  incisive  mind";  "a  keen  intelligence";  "of  sharp  and  active  intellect") 
  4.  bang-up,  bully,  corking,  cracking,  dandy,  great,  groovy,  keen,  neat,  nifty,  not  bad  peachy,  slap-up,  swell,  smashing  --  ((informal)  very  good;  "a  bully  pulpit";  "a  neat  sports  car";  "had  a  great  time  at  the  party";  "you  look  simply  smashing") 
  5.  cutting,  keen,  knifelike,  piercing,  stabbing,  lancinate,  lancinating  --  (as  physically  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") 
  6.  keen  --  (having  a  sharp  cutting  edge  or  point;  "a  keen  blade") 

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