keener


keen 1

K0028500 (kēn)adj. keen·er, keen·est 1. Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.2. Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity. See Synonyms at sharp.3. Acutely sensitive: a keen ear.4. Sharp; vivid; strong: "His entire body hungered for keen sensation, something exciting" (Richard Wright).5. Intense or bracing: a keen wind.6. Pungent; acrid: A keen smell of skunk was left behind.7. a. Ardent; enthusiastic: a keen chess player.b. Eagerly desirous: keen on going to Europe in the spring.8. Slang Great; splendid; fine: What a keen day!
[Middle English kene, from Old English cēne, brave.]
keen′ly adv.keen′ness n.

keen 2

K0028500 (kēn)n. A loud wailing or lament for the dead.intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry.
[From Irish Gaelic caoineadh, from caonim, I lament, from Old Irish caínim, coínim, perhaps of Brittonic origin.]
keen′er n.

keener

(ˈkiːnə) ninformal Canadian a person, esp a student, who is keen, enthusiastic, or zealous