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Definition: KEENER

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Being acute, clairvoyant, perspicacious, penetrating or sharp. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Being clever, smart, astute, sagacious or shrewd. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being agile or nimble. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being discerning, perceptive or percipient. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being vigorous, forceful, violent, potent or lusty. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being volcanic or tempestuous. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Being intelligent or brainy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Being truculent, grim, fierce or furious. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. Being brilliant or bright. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Being larger or large.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun 1. A professional mourner who wails at a funeral.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Keener" is a common misspelling or typo for: keened, keeners.

Date "Keener" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Common Expressions: KEENER

Expressions Definition
Catherine Keener Catherine "Cathy" Keener (born March 26, 1960 in Miami, Florida) is an American actress. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: KEENER

Keener

Keener can refer to:

People

  • Catherine Keener, American actress
  • Dean Keener, men's basketball coach for the James Madison University Dukes
  • John Christian Keener, American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Keener Dougherty, Canadian comedian

Places

  • Keener, North Carolina

Concepts

  • A competitive personality, especially with regards to academics and athletics.
  • A student who routinely asks questions to which every other person in the room knows the answer.
  • A first-year undergraduate who takes meticulous notes, often at the expense of understanding course material as it is presented
  • A Bristolian saying for someone who works hard. A swot.
  • Joseph Fry

"Someone who is extremely homophobic attempting to hide the actual truth that the keener, very similar to the cameron, indulges in pleasures of the same sex, considering no one is in the vincinity."

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Keener". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: KEENER

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Catherine Keener 17     Catherine Keener 17
Keener Township, Jasper County, Indiana 9     Dean Keener 9
Dean Keener 9     Hazel Keener 4
John Christian Keener 9     John Christian Keener 9
Hazel Keener 4     Keener 3
Leroy Keener House, Knoxville 4     Keener Township, Jasper County, Indiana 9
Keener 3     Leroy Keener House, Knoxville 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"keener" is a common misspelling or typo for: keened, keeners.

Synonyms: keener
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Adjective

 sharper, fresher, brisker, brighter, smarter, finer, drier, bitterer, quicker, crisper, straighter.
Consider also: warmer, readier, sourer, colder, harder, profounder.

Noun

 Keenan, keenness, keens, howler, moaner, crier, bullier, cleaner, discriminator, regretter.
Consider also: tarter, wailer, willinger, archer, alerter, screamer, screecher, animator, acuteness, ardor, eagerness, enthusiasm, acumen, perspicacity, acuity, sharpness, zeal, asperity, avidity, avidness, bite, distinctness, edge.

Other

 lamenter, bemoaner, swaggerer, floater, repeater, inter-penetrating, keened, Keenes, overkeen, keen, acute, fervent, keenest, keening, penetrating, sharp.

Expression

 Indian giver.
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Computed Synonyms: keener

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   358.2095   keener     acuter     sharper, smarter, violenter, brighter, bitterer   
 2   139.2094   keener     brisker     quicker, alerter, smarter, sharper, swifter   
 3   103.2095   keener     alerter     brisker, quicker, alarmist, smarter, sharper   
 4   99.2094   keener     violenter     sharper, harder, acuter, rougher, heavier   
 5   86.2092   keener     trenchanter     sharper, acuter, pungenter, smarter, tarter   
 6   79.2094   keener     bitterer     sharper, sourer, harder, acuter, rougher   
 7   75.3096   keener     finer     gooder, weller, sharper, finest, fine   
 8   71.2094   keener     pungenter     sharper, acuter, bitterer, tarter, trenchanter   
 9   66.2095   keener     warmer     brisker, passionater, violenter, warming, sharper   
 10   63.2095   keener     slier     smarter, sharper, slicker, devilisher, acuter   
 11   60.2093   keener     shriller     sharper, acuter, higher, bitterer, shrieker   
 12   58.2095   keener     higher     tallier, high, heavier, great, big   
 13   52.2095   keener     heavier     duller, bigger, higher, bolder, smarter   
 14   48.0497   keener     keen     sharp, acute, smart, intense, snappy   
 15   44.3095   keener     thinner     thin, meagerer, scanter, meagrer, attenuator   
--------------------     926 synonyms ranked from 16 to 941 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: keener

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0089   keener     young tough     tough, rough, tearing   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Synonyms within Context: keener

Context Synonyms within Context

Cunning

Keener, floater, fox, Indian giver, intrigant, intriguer, Jew, Machiavel, repeater, reynard, Scotchman, sly boots, Ulysses, Yankee.

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Antonyms: keener
Position Antonyms (sorted by strength)

Adjective

 duller.
Consider also: blunter, laxer.
Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. Top

Translations: KEENER

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya مَتِين (strong, crass, crasser, crassest, forceful), فَهَّامَة (acute, agile, apt, apter, aptest), بَلِيغ (eloquent, fluent, glib, combative, crass), بَتِّيّ (absolute, absolutes, categorical, conclusive, cutting), بَصِير (discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, acute, adept), بالِغ (adult, pubescent, acute, adults, bad), قاصِل (absolute, absolutes, categorical, cutting, cuttings), عَنِيف (drastic, fierce, severe, strenuous, tough), حادّ (acute, cutting, incisive, keen, sharp), حاضِرُ البَدِيهَة (acute, agile, apt, apter, aptest). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha مَتِين (strong, crass, crasser, crassest, forceful), فَهَّامَة (acute, agile, apt, apter, aptest), بَلِيغ (eloquent, fluent, glib, combative, crass), بَتِّيّ (absolute, absolutes, categorical, conclusive, cutting), بَصِير (discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, acute, adept), بالِغ (adult, pubescent, acute, adults, bad), قاصِل (absolute, absolutes, categorical, cutting, cuttings), عَنِيف (drastic, fierce, severe, strenuous, tough), حادّ (acute, cutting, incisive, keen, sharp), حاضِرُ البَدِيهَة (acute, agile, apt, apter, aptest). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic مَتِين (strong, crass, crasser, crassest, forceful), فَهَّامَة (acute, agile, apt, apter, aptest), بَلِيغ (eloquent, fluent, glib, combative, crass), بَتِّيّ (absolute, absolutes, categorical, conclusive, cutting), بَصِير (discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, acute, adept), بالِغ (adult, pubescent, acute, adults, bad), قاصِل (absolute, absolutes, categorical, cutting, cuttings), عَنِيف (drastic, fierce, severe, strenuous, tough), حادّ (acute, cutting, incisive, keen, sharp), حاضِرُ البَدِيهَة (acute, agile, apt, apter, aptest). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Indonesia lebih keen (keener). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian plačka (weeper, keener), naříkačka (keener). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina plačka (weeper, keener), naříkačka (keener). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 敏锐 (keen, acuteness, perspicacity, acumen, acumens), 哭丧者 (keener). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 哭喪者 (keener). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech plačka (weeper, keener), naříkačka (keener). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari زبان تند تنها وسيله تيزی است که با استفاده مکرر تيزتر ميشود (a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch schärfer (sharper, keener, sharpener, sharpeners), Streber (careerist, pusher, striver, careerists, keener), kühner (bolder, hardier, keener). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
German schärfer (sharper, keener, sharpener, sharpeners), Streber (careerist, pusher, striver, careerists, keener), kühner (bolder, hardier, keener). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek οξύτερος (keener, more pungent). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) oxuteros (keener, more pungent). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 곡꾼 (keener, howler). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 곡꾼 (keener, howler). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew מקוננת (keener, mourning woman). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic مَتِين (strong, crass, crasser, crassest, forceful), فَهَّامَة (acute, agile, apt, apter, aptest), بَلِيغ (eloquent, fluent, glib, combative, crass), بَتِّيّ (absolute, absolutes, categorical, conclusive, cutting), بَصِير (discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, acute, adept), بالِغ (adult, pubescent, acute, adults, bad), قاصِل (absolute, absolutes, categorical, cutting, cuttings), عَنِيف (drastic, fierce, severe, strenuous, tough), حادّ (acute, cutting, incisive, keen, sharp), حاضِرُ البَدِيهَة (acute, agile, apt, apter, aptest). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
High German schärfer (sharper, keener, sharpener, sharpeners), Streber (careerist, pusher, striver, careerists, keener), kühner (bolder, hardier, keener). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch schärfer (sharper, keener, sharpener, sharpeners), Streber (careerist, pusher, striver, careerists, keener), kühner (bolder, hardier, keener). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian lebih keen (keener). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit מקוננת (keener, mourning woman). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese キャサリン・キーナー (Catherine Keener). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 곡꾼 (keener, howler). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian Ivrig (eager, zealous, fervent, keen, eagerly). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi زبان تند تنها وسيله تيزی است که با استفاده مکرر تيزتر ميشود (a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian زبان تند تنها وسيله تيزی است که با استفاده مکرر تيزتر ميشود (a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) زبان تند تنها وسيله تيزی است که با استفاده مکرر تيزتر ميشود (a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, keener. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: KEENER

Language Translations for “keener” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag kathageenathager (keener). Additional references: Athag, keener. (volunteer)
Double Dutch kageenager (keener). Additional references: Double Dutch, keener. (volunteer)
Leet |<&&]\[&|2 (keener). Additional references: Leet, keener. (volunteer)
Oppish kopeenoper (keener). Additional references: Oppish, keener. (volunteer)
Pig Latin eenerkay (keener). Additional references: Pig Latin, keener. (volunteer)
Terran B svirf (keener). Additional references: Terran B, keener. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi kubeenuber (keener). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, keener. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top