keen

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

vif

aigu

enthousiaste

perçant

piquant

fin

🔚

pointu

actif

zélé

assidu

incisif

acerbe

tranchant

intense

vigilant

alerte

âcre

pénétrant

vif d’esprit

aigre

studieux

tenir

travailleur

très bien

assidue

chanter une mélopée funèbre

exquis

mélopée funèbre irlandaise

travailleuse

plein de répartie

appliquée

studieuse

acéré

acharné

affilé

aiguisé

appliqué

âpre

ardent

attacher

bath

coupant

cuisant

génial

grand

mordant

pas mal

passionné

pressé

saillant

Synonymes

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

Traductions

scharf

acuto

agudo

heftig

tagliente

acuta

affilato

acer

herb

aguzzo

hart

doordringend

streng

agut

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kiːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: kene

Hérité de ancien anglais: cēne

Appartenant à danois: køn

Appartenant à néerlandais: kien

Appartenant à allemand: kühn

Appartenant à islandais: kænn

Appartenant à féroïen: kønur

Appartenant à écossais: keen

Appartenant à ancien anglais: 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.

Phrases

He was a voracious reader and a keen writer .

C'était un lecteur vorace et un écrivain passionné.

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

Cette tension ainsi que quelques blessures mineures ont rendu la Souness moins désireuse de le garder.