keener
4
6.3
- adjective
- /ˈkiːnər/
:
más agudo
- K's mind grew keener with his illness.
- keener appreciation
- keener sense
- keener awareness
But if not, by now, we're probably are keenly aware of this issue and it only gets more keen.
- But if not, by now, we're probably are keenly aware of this issue and it only gets more keen.
Examples
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The height will afford me a keener view.
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Their senses grow keener.
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My sense of smell was keener.
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No one ever had a keener nose for the fake.
Blog text (17) -
I merely require a keener eye to pinpoint the particular location.
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And though Effie's eyes seemed focused on the newspaper, she watched him, too, with a sense keener than vision.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Yes, exactly," said Joy-in-the-Dance, whose ears were keener than Lucian supposed.
Fiction book (1995) -
Chandler himself, however, showed a keener interest in language than many of his critics and commentators—then or now.
Academic text (2005) -
With keener senses than their human partners, dogs protected cave dwellers from unseen dangers and alerted them to the presence of predators.
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The detective had a keener intuition about the suspect's motives than his colleagues.
Synonyms
152
3.3
Quick at noticing small details and understanding things
57
2.8
Having a quick, clear mind that notices small details
43
5.5
Quick to notice or understand small details and meaning
5
6.7
Able to understand new things very quickly
3
4.1
Able to see small things and notice small changes quickly
1
9.2
Able to notice and understand things quickly
1
5.8
Able to see small details clearly
Quick to notice and understand small details
Quick to notice small changes or details that others miss
Antonyms
How Keen
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Keener is the comparative form of the common word keen, which comes from older words meaning 'sharp' or 'eager'. So keener simply means 'more sharp' or 'more eager'.