( keen ) what does it mean?

Answer 1

cool or kudos

Answer 2

1 a : having a fine edge or point : SHARP b : affecting one as if by cutting c : pungent to the sense
2 a (1) : showing a quick and ardent responsiveness : ENTHUSIASTIC (2) : EAGER b of emotion or feeling : INTENSE
3 a : intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind ; also : shrewdly astute b : sharply contested c : extremely sensitive in perception
4 : WONDERFUL, EXCELLENT

Answer 3

'Keen' roughly means 'good'. In some regions it was common to say that something was 'super keen'. A sharp knife has a keen blade.
If you're still in the dark (since these are not so much definitions as usages), try www.dictionary.com.

Answer 4

I'm keenly or very interested.
She keened or became excited at the news.
My dog has a keen or strong sense of smell.
Your insults, though keen, only reflect on your poor character.

Answer 5

keen
n.
A loud, wailing lament for the dead.

intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens
To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry.



keen
adj. keen·er, keen·est
Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.
Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity. See Synonyms at sharp.
Acutely sensitive: a keen ear.
Sharp; vivid; strong: “His entire body hungered for keen sensation, something exciting” (Richard Wright).
Intense; piercing: a keen wind.
Pungent; acrid: A keen smell of skunk was left behind.

Ardent; enthusiastic: a keen chess player.
Eagerly desirous: keen on going to Europe in the spring.
Slang. Great; splendid; fine: What a keen day!



keen

adj 1: 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" [syn: acute, discriminating, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp] 2: intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" [syn: exquisite] 3: very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect" [syn: incisive, sharp] 4: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing] 5: 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" [syn: cutting, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating] 6: having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade" n : a funeral lament sung with loud wailing v : express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" [syn: lament]

Answer 6

It can mean "eager" as in you are keen to do something, you are eager to do it. Keen can also mean "sharp", either as in a keen blade (a sharp blade) or a keen wit (sharp-witted).

Answer 7

sharp,penetrating
or
lamentation over the dead
i looked up in the dictionary

Answer 8

Groovy!

Answer 9

Neat-o
Cool
Nifty
Spiffy

It is kind of an "uptight" way to say that you like something/think that something's good or clever.

Answer 10

sharp