Word of the day: Keening

Keening: lamentação, lamúria, queixume, choradeira

Synonyms: delicate, fine, acute, perceptive, quick, sensitive, sharp

“She's a very keen observer of the political world.”

“…pilots with especially keen eyesight…”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

When you've been trying to remember something and you suddenly remember it, the mental pleasure is keen. —Ian Frazier, Atlantic, October 2004

Word of the Day: Keen

Keen: agudo, afiado, aguçado, mordaz, incisivo, penetrante, perspicaz, sagaz,vivo,sutil, fino, forte, potente, veemente, ardente, entusiástico

Synonyms:  delicate, fine, keen, perceptive, quick, sensitive, sharp, biting, bitter, keen, penetrating, cutting, edged, edgysharpened, alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, exceptional, fast, quick, quick-witted, sharp, smart, supersmart

“Moore has a keen business mind and is very Internet-savvy.” (Newsweek, March 13, 2012)

“He was not keen on spinach and refused to allow it onto his plate…”(Newsweek, February 14, 2012)

“From early on, Kelley was almost as keen on music as on art…”(Newsweek, February 06, 2012

“The question of Iran’s role in the opposition is of keen interest to the U.S. military.”(Newsweek, November 10, 2011)