keen-eyed
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5.8
- adjective
- /kin aɪd/
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- A keen-eyed viewer can spot the differences between the original and the copy.
- a keen-eyed observer
- keen-eyed enough to spot
Examples
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A rapt, keen-eyed Mary listens.
Fiction book (1998) -
A few fun details for the keen-eyed: buried in the UK scene report is a picture of GBH captioned "Great Big Haircuts?"
Blog text (7) -
Now the keen eyed and brained among you might have already figured out what this card is designed for, Crypto mining.
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Is not the essence of parliamentary democracy "working in half-truth," said one keen-eyed Western observer.
Academic text (1991) -
A man will turn up there, with a keen-eyed face that has been worn out to the point of sadness, a man who can fix up or equip anything but who has lived through his own life quite unequipped.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now the keen eyed among you are probably asking yourselves, Gee Linus, well you've got a bunch of exhaust bands, where are you drawing air in?
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As many ornithologists or keen-eyed birdwatchers can tell you, avian courtship displays often consist of a series of sideways dance moves rather than a full-frontal approach.
Blog text (21) -
You cannot understand the twentieth century without finding an answer to the question of how as keen-eyed an analyst as Eric Hobsbawm can have held both these beliefs—without apparent strain—for more than forty years.
Blog text (22) -
The keen-eyed detective noticed the small clue that everyone else missed.
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With her keen-eyed observation, she quickly identified the rare bird among the leaves.
Synonyms
57
2.8
Having a quick, clear mind that notices small details
43
5.5
Quick to notice or understand small details and meaning
35
3.9
Quick to notice small details and things around you
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6.7
Able to notice small details and make good choices
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4.1
Able to see small things and notice small changes quickly
1
9.8
Able to notice and understand things that are not obvious
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5.2
Aware of possible danger or change
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6.3
Able to see very small details from far away
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9.2
Able to notice and understand things quickly
Able to see small things very clearly
Seeing very well even from far away
Able to see very small details with sharp eyesight
Able to notice small things quickly
A person or animal that can see clearly, even far away
Quick to notice small changes or details that others miss
A person who notices small details quickly
Watchful and careful to notice danger or mistakes
Antonyms
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Keen-eyed combines keen, which means 'sharp' or 'eager', and eye, which means 'sight', so it literally describes someone with 'sharp eyes' who notices small details.