keen

Noun
  1. A funeral lament sung with loud wailing (synset 107056481)
    domain region: emerald isle, hibernia, ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
    is a type of: coronach, dirge, lament, requiem, threnody - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Adjective
  1. Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions (synset 301748764)
    "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"
    similar to: perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
    same as: acute, discriminating, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
  2. Intense or sharp (synset 301515139)
    "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
    similar to: intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
    same as: exquisite
  3. Very good (synset 301127641)
    "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"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
    same as: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, neat, nifty, not bad, old, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell
  4. Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument (synset 300807002)
    "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
    similar to: sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
    same as: cutting, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing
  5. Having a sharp cutting edge or point (synset 300805750)
    "a keen blade"
    similar to: sharp - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
Verb
  1. Express grief verbally (synset 201806201)
    "we lamented the death of the child"
    entail: grieve, sorrow - feel grief
    is a type of: express emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
    same as: lament

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