keen

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

agudo

acre

afilado

acerbo

entusiasta

acalorado

animado

penetrante

avispado

vivaz

aplicado

agrio

fino

intenso

perspicaz

sutil

vivo

vehemente

chistoso

entusiasmo

exquisito

fijo

filoso

sagaz

fuerte

genial

incisivo

ingenioso

con perspicaz

mordaz

ocurrente

que tiene arista aguda

picante

picaresco

puntiagudo

entusiástico

trabajador

agria

intensa

aficionado

brutal

deseoso

activo

ganoso

penetrador

ácido

ansioso

áspero

astuto

atinado

Sinónimos

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

Traducciones

scharf

acuto

tagliente

heftig

acuta

acer

affilato

herb

hart

doordringend

aguzzo

streng

agut

beißend

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/kiːn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: kene

Heredado de inglés antiguo: cēne

Cognado con danés: køn

Cognado con neerlandés: kien

Cognado con alemán: kühn

Cognado con islandés: kænn

Cognado con feroés: kønur

Cognado con escocés: keen

Cognado con inglés antiguo: 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.

Oraciones

He was a voracious reader and a keen writer .

Era un lector voraz y un gran escritor.

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

Esta tensión junto con algunas heridas leves hicieron que la sounes fuera menos interesada en mantenerlo.