keen
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (informal) Marvelous.
- (obsolete) Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.
Concepten
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verlekkerd
vlijmend
vooruitstekend
werkdadig
ad rem
bedrijvig
op de voorgrond tredend
snedig
Synoniemen
poignant
trenchant
sprited
witty
be enthusiastic
be eager
be zealous
enhusiastic
readywitted
be earnest
sharp-edged
sharp-toned
devil’s own
jimhickey
quick-response
acute eyesight
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/kiːn/
Etymologie (Engels)
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.
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