keen (To lament

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• lament — [v] to mourn or grieve deeply bawl, beat one’s breast*, bemoan, bewail, bleed, cry, deplore, eat one’s heart out*, howl, hurt, kick self*, moan, rain, regret, repine, rue, sing, sob, sorrow, take it hard*, wail, weep; concepts 52,54 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

• keen — {{11}}keen (adj.) c.1200, from O.E. cene bold brave, later clever, wise, from P.Gmc. *kan be able to (see CAN (Cf. can)). Original prehistoric senses seem to have been both brave and skilled; cognate with O.N. kænn skillful, wise, M.Du. coene… …   Etymology dictionary

• keen — keen1 [kēn] adj. [ME kene < OE cene, wise, learned, akin to Ger kühn, bold < IE base * ĝen , to KNOW: the principal senses spring from the basic notion “capable”] 1. having a sharp edge or point; that can cut well [a keen knife, a keen… …   English World dictionary

• Keen — may refer to the following:Video games* Commander Keen series, a video game series * Keening , the legendary sword in the video game , see Kagrenac s Tools Other * Keen Engineering * Keen Footwear See also * Keene * Keane * Keening the… …   Wikipedia

• keen — adj 1 *sharp, acute Analogous words: piercing, penetrating, probing (see ENTER): *pungent, poignant, piquant: cutting, biting, incisive, trenchant Antonyms: blunt Contrasted words: *dull, obtuse 2 * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• keen|ing — «KEE nihng», noun, adjective. –n. a wailing lament; keen. –adj. wailing; lamenting: »keening widows, a keening song …   Useful english dictionary

• lament — vb *deplore, bewail, bemoan Analogous words: weep, keen, wail, *cry: *grieve, mourn, sorrow Antonyms: exult: rejoice …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• keen — keen1 keenly, adv. keenness, n. /keen/, adj., keener, keenest. 1. finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor. 2. sharp, piercing, or biting: a keen wind; keen satire …   Universalium

• keen — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English kene brave, sharp, from Old English cēne brave; akin to Old High German kuoni brave Date: 13th century 1. a. having a fine edge or point ; sharp b. affecting one as if by cutting < keen sarcasm > c …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• keen — I [[t]kin[/t]] adj. er, est 1) finely sharpened; so shaped as to cut or pierce readily: a keen razor[/ex] 2) sharp, piercing, or biting: a keen wind[/ex] 3) acutely or finely perceptive; extremely sensitive, responsive, or alert: keen ears; a… …   From formal English to slang

• keen´er — keen1 «keen», adjective. 1. so shaped as to cut well: »a keen blade. 2. sharp; cutting; piercing; intense: »a keen wind, keen hunger, keen pain, Figurative. keen wit. SYNO …   Useful english dictionary