Keen

Definition of keen:

part of speech: noun

Keenness.

part of speech: adjective

Eager; piercing; sharp.

part of speech: adjective

Sharp; eager; as keen interest; piercing; bitter; as, keen wind; acute.

part of speech: adjective

Eager: sharp, having a fine edge: piercing: acute of mind: penetrating.

Usage examples for keen:

• With a keen eye for business, the General resolved to turn the marriage into a public show. "Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England", G. W. Foote.

• She began to wish that her father had come with her; then she told herself how foolish she was, for he had a cold, and this keen air would have been sure to give him more. "The Portion of Labor", Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.

• What keen eyes he has!" "A Hero of Liége", Herbert Strang.

• No, I shall be as keen as anybody else when we get there. "Lady Merton, Colonist", Mrs. Humphry Ward.