keen

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

acuto

tagliente

acuta

affilato

aguzzo

aspro

acre

piccante

appuntito

entusiasta

penetrante

intenso

pungente

zelante

appassionato

ansioso

sottile

cantare un lamento funebre

acuminato

nitido

desideroso

entusiastico

accanito

solerte

preparato

propenso

sollecito

veemente

voglioso

intenzionato

da sballo

dotato di spigolo acuto

acido

intensissimi

agro

amaro

appuntato

assiduo

attivo

diligente

disposto

fervido

fico

figo

filosofo

fine

giusto

operoso

piangere

pronto

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

scharf

agudo

heftig

acer

penetrante

afiado

acre

streng

doordringend

hart

agut

beißend

herb

scherp

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kiːn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: kene

Ereditato da inglese antico: cēne

Affine danese: køn

Affine olandese: kien

Affine tedesco: kühn

Affine islandese: kænn

Affine faroese: kønur

Affine scozzese: keen

Affine inglese antico: 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.

Frasi

He was a voracious reader and a keen writer .

Era un lettore vorace e un appassionato scrittore.

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

Questa tensione insieme ad alcune lesioni lievi ha reso la SOUNESS meno desiderosa di tenerlo.