keenest in English

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 "keenest" in a sentence

1. He is a man of great discipline and keenest muscle.

2. Synonyms for Brainiest include brightest, cleverest, smartest, fastest, keenest, nimblest, quickest, sharpest, ablest and swottiest

3. Countries in the tropics are the keenest consumers, because culturally, it's acceptable.

4. The keenest of bucolic minds felt a whispering awe the sight the gentry ( George Eliot ).

5. The keenest of bucolic minds felt a whispering awe at the sight of the gentryGeorge Eliot.

6. The most skilled and literate combined the keenest sense of grievance with the ability to articulate their aspirations.

7. 29 The most skilled and literate combined the keenest sense of grievance with the ability to articulate their aspirations.

8. Synonyms for Curiousest include keenest, eagerest, ambitiousest, most inquisitive, most probing, most questioning, most quizzical, most enquiring, most investigative and most enthusiastic

9. The Amahs' keenest pain, however, is separation from loved ones.Most Amahs leave their children and husbands behind for years, or for good, in order to …

10. “Very few, even among those who have taken the keenest interest in the progress of the revolution in natural knowledge set afoot by the publication of the 'Origin of Species'; and who have watched, not without Astonishment, the rapid and complete change which has been effected both inside and outside the boundaries of the scientific world in the attitude of men's minds towards the doctrines