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keen

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of keen

circa 1200, kene, "bold, brave, fearless"
from Old English cene
in later Old English "clever, prudent, wise, intelligent"

circa 1300, additional sense of "eager, vehement, ardent"

cognate with Old Norse kænn "skillful, wise"
Old High German kuon "pugnacious, strong"
(German kühn "bold, daring")

keen adjective
noun: keenness
  • deep and precise; thorough in sensing and perceiving
  • intellectually alert; having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind; shrewdly astute
  • extremely sensitive in perception; able to sense slight impressions or differences
  • sharply contested
  • showing a quick and ardent responsiveness; enthusiastic; eager
  • of emotion or feeling: intense
  • wonderful, excellent
  • having a fine edge or point; sharp

Specifics

Specific examples and quotes of keen

"It is the wisdom, the intelligence, and the acumen of the reader which allows the distinguishing and the sensing with what kind of story they engage. The keenness of your acumen decides everything."

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

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~☉~lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
classic definition
artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense
Originals - Speed Well Dialogues

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