keener
- IPA[ˈkēnər]
美式
- a person who wails or sings in grief for a dead person；a person who is extremely eager, zealous, or enthusiastic
noun: keener, plural noun: keeners
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- 1. a person who wails or sings in grief for a dead person a team of five keeners was hired to cry on the way to escort their father to the crematorium
- 2. Canadian, British informal, dialect a person who is extremely eager, zealous, or enthusiastic keeners who spent most of high school buried in homework
- having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm: a keen gardener John was keen to help
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a sense) highly developed: I have keen eyesight
Oxford American Dictionary
- wail in grief for a dead person: the body of Johnny was taken by his own people who keened over him
- an Irish funeral song accompanied by wailing in lamentation for the dead.
Oxford Dictionary
- wail in grief for a dead person; sing a keen: the body of Johnny was taken by his own people who keened over him
- an Irish funeral song accompanied by wailing in lamentation for the dead.
Oxford American Dictionary
- quick to notice and understand things: a keen-witted man of much insight
Oxford Dictionary
- extremely observant: an accident was averted by a keen-eyed officer keen-eyed talent spotters
Oxford Dictionary
- very satisfactory; fine: I'm not saying everything is peachy keen
Oxford Dictionary
- very satisfactory; fine: I'm not saying everything is peachy keen
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈkiːnə]
英式
- a person who wails or sings in grief for a dead person: a team of five keeners was hired to cry on the way to escort their father to the crematorium
Oxford Dictionary
