keen

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
2. Fierce, intense, vehement.
3. Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
4. Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
5. Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
6. Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
7. (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
8. (US, dated, informal) Marvelous.
9. (obsolete) Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.

Verb

To make cold, to sharpen.

Noun

A prolonged wail for a deceased person.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To utter a keen.
2. (transitive) To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
3. (transitive) To mourn.

Conceptes

agut

punxegut

esmolat

picant

puntegut

puntut

perspicaç

despert

llest

animat

espavilat

vigorós

viu

vivaç

penetrant

brutal

fenomenal

entusiàstic

delerós

punyent

entusiasta

lamentar-se

punxant

àcid

súper

actiu

amargant

diligent

enginyós

fi

guai

queixar-se

subtil

genial

incisiu

intens

afilat

deplorar

bestial

Sinònims

sharp

acute

acrid

poignant

acrimonious

waspish

lurid

eager

clever

shrewd

piercing

enthusiastic

trenchant

smart

pointed

astute

cutting

ardent

biting

penetrating

incisive

shrill

pungent

bitter

perspicacious

passionate

zealous

adroit

avid

bright

vigorous

lively

alert

fine

lament

knifelike

subtle

intelligent

brisk

active

sagacious

industrious

acerbic

fervent

severe

bewail

perky

fly

✈️

bang-up

nifty

Traduccions

scharf

acuto

tagliente

agudo

heftig

affilato

acer

acuta

aguzzo

hart

scherp

herb

beißend

streng

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kiːn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: kene

Heretat de anglès antic: cēne

Cognat amb danès: køn

Cognat amb neerlandès: kien

Cognat amb alemany: kühn

Cognat amb islandès: kænn

Cognat amb feroès: kønur

Cognat amb escocès: keen

Cognat amb anglès antic: cunnan

In summary

From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”), from Old English cēne (“keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful; learned, clever, wise”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“knowledgeable, skilful, experienced, clever, capable”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Cognate with Danish køn (“handsome, pretty”), Dutch kien (“smart, wise, able”), koen (“daring, valiant, doughty, courageous”), German kühn (“bold, daring, audacious, hardy, valiant, venturesome”), Icelandic kænn (“wise, crafty, clever, able”), Faroese kønur (“expert (in, on), experienced, skilful, able, capable”), Scots keen (“lively, brisk; avaricious”). Related to Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). More at cunning, can.

Frases

He was a voracious reader and a keen writer .

This tension together with some minor injuries made Souness less keen to keep him .