keen

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

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.

Sinonimai

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

Vertimai

scharf

acuto

agudo

heftig

tagliente

acuta

affilato

acer

herb

aguzzo

hart

doordringend

streng

agut

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/kiːn/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: kene

Paveldėta iš senoji anglų: cēne

Sutampa su danų: køn

Sutampa su olandų: kien

Sutampa su vokiečių: kühn

Sutampa su islandų: kænn

Sutampa su farerų: kønur

Sutampa su škotų: keen

Sutampa su senoji anglų: 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.

Sakiniai

He was a voracious reader and a keen writer .

Jis buvo niūrus skaitytojas ir žvalus rašytojas.

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

Ši įtampa kartu su nedideliais sužalojimais padarė Sounessą mažiau norą jį išlaikyti.