keener in English

noun

1

a person who keens for someone who has died.

2

a person who is who is extremely eager, zealous, or enthusiastic.

keeners who spent most of high school buried in homework

adjective

1

having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.

keen believers in the monetary system

synonyms: eager, anxious, intent, impatient, determined, ambitious, champing at the bit, raring, itching, dying, enthusiastic, avid, eager, ardent, passionate, fervent, impassioned, conscientious, committed, dedicated, zealous

2

sharp or penetrating, in particular.

St. John has a particularly roman face and expression, a sharp nose and a keen ability to perceive the interior state of his subject, at all costs.

3

excellent.

I would soon fly to distant stars—how keen!

4

(of prices) very low; competitive.

Most well-run companies will have mainstream costs under control and will have professional buyers negotiating keen prices for all raw materials.

adjective

eager, anxious, intent, impatient, determined, ambitious, champing at the bit, raring, itching, dying
enthusiastic, avid, eager, ardent, passionate, fervent, impassioned, conscientious, committed, dedicated, zealous
enthusiastic about, interested in, passionate about, attracted to, fond of, taken with, smitten with, enamored of, infatuated with, struck on, hot on/for, mad about, crazy about, nuts about
sharp, sharpened, honed, razor-sharp
acute, sharp, discerning, sensitive, perceptive, clear
acute, penetrating, astute, incisive, sharp, perceptive, piercing, razor-sharp, perspicacious, shrewd, discerning, clever, intelligent, brilliant, bright, smart, wise, canny, percipient, insightful
cold, icy, freezing, harsh, raw, bitter, penetrating, piercing, biting
intense, acute, fierce, passionate, burning, fervent, ardent, strong, powerful
cutting, lancinating, stabbing, knifelike, piercing
incisive, acute, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, discriminating, sharp, piercing
nifty, corking, bang-up, swell, peachy, cracking, neat, dandy, slap-up, bully, not bad, great, groovy, smashing
exquisite

Use "keener" in a sentence

1. 8 It'seems keener on blood transfusions than on bloodletting.

2. 3 For now Harriet's keener on seeing chess get a better press.

3. 13 After entering WTO, our financial industry will be faced with a keener competition.

4. 10 She had never keener sense of freedom, of the absolute boldness and wantonness of liberty.

5. 6 We begin to sense with a keener sensitivity the needs of people around us.

6. We've never met, but I know you'd be lucky to have Natalie Keener.

7. 5 Now, it seems, bankers are growing keener on importing ideas - and bosses - from industry.

8. 18 The Chinese business card printing business opportunities domestic competition keener than international competition.

9. Synonyms for Brainier include brighter, cleverer, smarter, faster, keener, nimbler, quicker, sharper, abler and swottier

10. 22 A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

11. 15 Your Granny Yinjiao has done only one job in her life: as a keener who mourner.

12. 2 Mr Fallon and Mr Milburn are both keener to stress local issues and their constituency credentials.

13. 1 There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. Nelson Mandela 

14. Your Granny Yinjiao has done only one job in her life: as a keener who mourner.

15. 4 And several senators are keener on pushing their own agendas than kowtowing to Mr Lott.

16. 9 Thanks to recession at home,(www.Sentencedict.com) foreign firms are keener than ever to capitalise on China's growth.

17. 10 She had never keener sense of freedom,(www.Sentencedict.com) of the absolute boldness and wantonness of liberty.

18. 14 If California's hippies long for legalisation, the bullet - weary citizens of Mexico's poorest barriosare even keener.

19. 21 As individual wealth rises in China, shoppers are becoming keener on supermarkets, attracted by their product variety and quality, cleanliness and competitive pricing.

20. 12 It was a pleasant morning, mid-September, mild, benignant , yet with a keener breath than that of the summer months.

21. There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. Nelson Mandela 

22. 20 It is easy to think to oneself that one's emotions used to be more vivid than they are, and one's mind keener.

23. 19 Soon the equipage began to ascend to higher ground, and the wind grew keener with the change of level and soil.

24. 11 When he was up in the air he was engaged, his spirits prospered and his intellect was keener than a needle.

25. 16 Chinese companies with idle cash on their books are keener to lend money out at premium rates rather than invest it in their businesses.

26. Synonyms for Curiouser include keener, eagerer, ambitiouser, more inquisitive, more probing, more questioning, more quizzical, more enquiring, more investigative and more enthusiastic

27. 'Coracle' is as cute as the name suggests, yet perhaps with a keener dancefloor edge than we've previously perceived from their music

28. 7 Young males in particular were keener on high pay and promotion than older people, and less concerned with security or job satisfaction.

29. Dan Mulligan (Mark Ruffalo) is a formerly successful record label executive living in New York City who is estranged from his wife Miriam (Catherine Keener) and struggling to keep up with the changing music industry.