lament vs keen
keen vs lamentlament and keen both are nouns.
lament is not an adjective while keen is an adjective.
lament and keen both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lament | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| keen | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
keen is a hyponym of
lament; that is, keen is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
lament:
- lament: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- keen: a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
As verbs,
lament and keen
are synonyms defined as:
- lament and keen: express grief verbally
| lament (noun) | keen (noun) |
|---|---|
| a mournful poem; a lament for the dead | a funeral lament sung with loud wailing |
| a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | |
| a cry of sorrow and grief |
| lament (adjective) | keen (adjective) |
|---|---|
| excellent | |
| intense or sharp | |
| having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | |
| having a sharp cutting edge or point | |
| painful as if caused by a sharp instrument |
| lament (verb) | keen (verb) |
|---|---|
| regret strongly | express grief verbally |
| express grief verbally |
Words related to "lament"
Words related to "keen"
- Emerald Isle
- Hibernia
- Ireland
- acute
- bang-up
- bully
- colloquialism
- corking
- coronach
- cracking
- cutting
- dandy
- dirge
- discriminating
- express emotion
- express feelings
- exquisite
- good
- great
- grieve
- groovy
- incisive
- intense
- keenness
- knifelike
- lament
- lancinate
- lancinating
- neat
- nifty
- not bad
- old
- peachy
- penetrating
- penetrative
- perceptive
- piercing
- requiem
- sharp
- slap-up
- smashing
- sorrow
- stabbing
- swell
- threnody
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