- keen perception
- sharp understanding, intense awareness, penetrating intuition
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
keen perception
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perception — n. 1) to have a perception 2) clear; keen perception 3) color; depth; extrasensory perception 4) the perception that + clause (events confirmed our perception that she had been treated unfairly) * * * [pə sepʃ(ə)n] depth extrasensory perception… … Combinatory dictionary
keen sight — index perception Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
perception — I noun ability to make distinctions, acuity, acumen, acuteness, apperception, appraisal, appreciation, apprehension, ascertainment, assessment, astuteness, attention, awareness, clear sight, cleverness, cognition, cognizance, comprehension,… … Law dictionary
keen — keen1 keenly, adv. keenness, n. /keen/, adj., keener, keenest. 1. finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor. 2. sharp, piercing, or biting: a keen wind; keen satire … Universalium
keen — adj. (esp. BrE) eager/enthusiastic VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely … Collocations dictionary
keen — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English kene brave, sharp, from Old English cēne brave; akin to Old High German kuoni brave Date: 13th century 1. a. having a fine edge or point ; sharp b. affecting one as if by cutting < keen sarcasm > c … New Collegiate Dictionary
keen — I. /kin / (say keen) adjective 1. sharp, or so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen blade. 2. sharp, piercing, or biting: a keen wind; keen satire. 3. characterised by strength and distinctness of perception, as the ear or… …
perception — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, distinct, keen (esp. AmE) ▪ common, general, popular, widely held, widespread ▪ … Collocations dictionary
perception — Synonyms and related words: acuity, acumen, acuteness, apperception, appreciation, appreciativeness, apprehension, astuteness, awareness, clear sight, cogency, cognition, cognizance, color vision, comprehension, conceit, concept, conception, cone … Moby Thesaurus
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