Keen vs. Sharp
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.
Sharpadjective
Able to cut easily.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Intelligent.
Sharpadjective
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded.
Sharpadjective
(music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
Sharpadjective
(music) Higher in pitch than required.
Sharpadjective
Having an intense, acrid flavour.
Sharpadjective
Sudden and intense.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.
Sharpadjective
Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
Sharpadjective
Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Stylish or attractive.
Sharpadjective
Observant; alert; acute.
Sharpadjective
Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
Sharpadjective
Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
Sharpadjective
Said of as extreme a value as possible.
Sharpadjective
(chess) Tactical; risky.
Sharpadjective
Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
Sharpadjective
Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
Sharpadjective
(obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
Sharpadjective
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
Sharpadjective
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.
Sharpadverb
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
Sharpadverb
(notcomp) Exactly.
Sharpadverb
(music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
Sharpnoun
(music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.
Sharpnoun
(music) A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
Sharpnoun
(music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
Sharpnoun
(music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
Sharpnoun
Something that is sharp.
Sharpnoun
A sharp tool or weapon.
Sharpnoun
(medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
Sharpnoun
A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
Sharpnoun
A dishonest person; a cheater.
Sharpnoun
Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
Sharpnoun
A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
Sharpnoun
(in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
Sharpnoun
An expert.
Sharpnoun
A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
Sharpverb
(music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
Sharpverb
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
Sharpverb
To sharpen.
Sharpadjective
Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
Sharpadjective
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
Sharpadjective
Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
Sharpadjective
High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
Sharpadjective
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
Sharpadjective
Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.
Sharpadjective
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
Sharpadjective
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
Sharpadjective
Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
Sharpadjective
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
Sharpadjective
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
Sharpadjective
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
Sharpadjective
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
Sharpadverb
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
Sharpadverb
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
Sharpnoun
A sharp tool or weapon.
Sharpnoun
The character [$] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
Sharpnoun
A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
Sharpnoun
A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
Sharpnoun
Same as Middlings, 1.
Sharpnoun
An expert.
Sharpverb
To sharpen.
Sharpverb
To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
Sharpverb
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
Sharpverb
To sing above the proper pitch.
Sharpnoun
a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
Sharpnoun
a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
Sharpadjective
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined;
Sharpadjective
ending in a sharp point
Sharpadjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
Sharpadjective
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence;
Sharpadjective
harsh;
Sharpadjective
high-pitched and sharp;
Sharpadjective
extremely steep;
Sharpadjective
keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point;
Sharpadjective
very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation;
Sharpadjective
having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing;
Sharpadjective
sour or bitter in taste
Sharpadjective
raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone;
Sharpadjective
very sudden and in great amount or degree;
Sharpadjective
quick and forceful;
Sharpadverb
changing suddenly in direction and degree;
