Eager vs. Keen
Eageradjective
(obsolete) Sharp; sour; acid.
Eageradjective
(obsolete) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
Eageradjective
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
Eageradjective
Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
Eageradjective
(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
Eagernoun
alternative form of eagre(tidal bore).
Eageradjective
Sharp; sour; acid.
Eageradjective
Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
Eageradjective
Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase.
Eageradjective
Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
Eagernoun
Same as Eagre.
Eagernoun
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Eageradjective
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy;
Eageradjective
marked by active interest and enthusiasm;
Eageradjective
strongly wanting to do or have something
Eageradjective
(of a person's expression or tone of voice) keenly expectant or interested
Keenadjective
Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
Keenadjective
Fierce, intense, vehement.
Keenadjective
Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
Keenadjective
Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
Keenadjective
Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
Keenadjective
Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
Keenadjective
(Britain) Extremely low as to be competitive.
Keenadjective
Marvelous.
Keenadjective
(obsolete) Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.
Keenverb
To make cold, to sharpen.
Keenverb
(intransitive) To utter a keen.
Keenverb
(transitive) To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
Keenverb
(transitive) To mourn.
Keennoun
A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
Keenadjective
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
Keenadjective
Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
Keenadjective
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
Keenadjective
Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; - applied to cold, wind, etc.; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
Keenadjective
Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
Keenadjective
Wonderful; delightful; marvelous; as, that would be keen.
Keenverb
To sharpen; to make cold.
Keenverb
To wail as a keener does.
Keennoun
A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
Keennoun
a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
Keenverb
express grief verbally;
Keenadjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
Keenadjective
intense or sharp;
Keenadjective
very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation;
Keenadjective
very good;
Keenadjective
as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument;
Keenadjective
having a sharp cutting edge or point;
Keenadjective
having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm
Keenadjective
interested in or attracted by (someone or something)
Keenadjective
(of a sense) highly developed
Keenadjective
having or showing great perception or insight
Keenadjective
(of the edge or point of a blade) sharp
Keenadjective
(of the air or wind) extremely cold; biting
Keenadjective
(of a smell, light, or sound) penetrating; clear
Keenadjective
(of activity or feeling) intense
Keenadjective
(of prices) very low; competitive
Keenadjective
excellent
Keenverb
wail in grief for a dead person
Keenverb
make an eerie wailing sound
Keennoun
an Irish funeral song accompanied by wailing in lamentation for the dead.
