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Frugal vs Keen - What's the difference?

frugal | keen |


As adjectives the difference between frugal and keen

is that frugal is avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste while keen is showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense.

As a verb keen is

(rare) to sharpen; to make cold or keen can be to utter a keen.

As a noun keen is

a prolonged wail for a deceased person.

Grim vs Keen - What's the difference?

grim | keen |


As a proper noun grim

is , probably derived from old english grimm' or old norse '''grimr''' or ' grimmr .

As an adjective keen is

showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense.

As a verb keen is

(rare) to sharpen; to make cold or keen can be to utter a keen.

As a noun keen is

a prolonged wail for a deceased person.

Dirge vs Keen - What's the difference?

dirge | keen |


As nouns the difference between dirge and keen

is that dirge is a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person while keen is a prolonged wail for a deceased person.

As an adjective keen is

showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense.

As a verb keen is

(rare) to sharpen; to make cold or keen can be to utter a keen.

Keen vs Sanguine - What's the difference?

keen | sanguine |


As adjectives the difference between keen and sanguine

is that keen is showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense while sanguine is having the colour of blood; red.

As verbs the difference between keen and sanguine

is that keen is (rare) to sharpen; to make cold or keen can be to utter a keen while sanguine is to stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.

As nouns the difference between keen and sanguine

is that keen is a prolonged wail for a deceased person while sanguine is blood colour; red.

Keen vs Claver - What's the difference?

keen | claver |


As verbs the difference between keen and claver

is that keen is (rare) to sharpen; to make cold or keen can be to utter a keen while claver is to gossip or chit-chat.

As nouns the difference between keen and claver

is that keen is a prolonged wail for a deceased person while claver is (uk|scotland|dialect) frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter or claver can be .

As an adjective keen

is showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense.

Keen vs Concern - What's the difference?

keen | concern |


As verbs the difference between keen and concern

is that keen is (rare) to sharpen; to make cold or keen can be to utter a keen while concern is (label) to relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

As nouns the difference between keen and concern

is that keen is a prolonged wail for a deceased person while concern is that which affects one's welfare or happiness.

As an adjective keen

is showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense.

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