Synonyms:
acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
Meaning: 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"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
keen
Meaning: a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
lament, keen
Meaning: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
Usage examples
Love's eyes are keen.
Sidham was in a state of keen excitement.
The man's keen gaze was turned upon him again.
They become very keen at interpreting moods by the look.
"Why, papa?" she asked with a look of keen disappointment.
Darcy stared at the keen knife, and then at the dead woman.
One keen cry shrilled out from where the women stood: "Me! take me!
"Don't you trouble yourself about it--I'm not at all keen about him.
"And you've not seen her since?" There was keen reproach in Ned's voice.
"And have things to eat?" asked Stacy, evincing a keen interest in the proposal.