keenly

keen ¹

 (kēn)

adj. keen·er, keen·est

1. Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.

2. Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity. See Synonyms at sharp.

3. Acutely sensitive: a keen ear.

4. Sharp; vivid; strong: "His entire body hungered for keen sensation, something exciting" (Richard Wright).

5. Intense or bracing: a keen wind.

6. Pungent; acrid: A keen smell of skunk was left behind.

7.

a. Ardent; enthusiastic: a keen chess player.

b. Eagerly desirous: keen on going to Europe in the spring.

8. Slang Great; splendid; fine: What a keen day!

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[Middle English kene, from Old English cēne, brave.]

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keen′ly adv.

keen′ness n.

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keen ²

 (kēn)

n.

A loud wailing or lament for the dead.

intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens

To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry.

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[From Irish Gaelic caoineadh, from caonim, I lament, from Old Irish caínim, coínim, perhaps of Brittonic origin.]

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keen′er n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

keenly - in a keen and discriminating manner; "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"

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Translations

بِحَماس، بحِدَّه

ivrigtskarpt

andersscharf

ardemmentvivement

meî ákafa

intensamente

vášnivo

hevesleşiddetle

敏锐地锐利地

keenly

[ˈkiːnlɪ] ADV

1. (= intensely) [discuss, debate] → vivamente, intensamente; [feel] → profundamente; [look] → fijamente; [listen] → con interés
his loss was keenly felt by all who knew him → todos los que lo conocían sintieron profundamente su muerte
they're keenly aware that → son muy conscientes de que ...
it was a keenly contested game → fue un partido muy reñido

2. (= enthusiastically) → con entusiasmo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

keenly

[ˈkiːnli] adv

[contested, fought] → âprement

(= very) to be keenly aware of sth → être tout à fait conscient de qch
to be keenly interested in sth → s'intéresser beaucoup à qch, manifester un vif intérêt pour qch
I was still keenly interested in outdoor activities → Je m'intéressais encore beaucoup aux activités de plein air., Je manifestais encore un vif intérêt pour les activités de plein air.

[look] → intensément

[feel]
He felt the pain in his side keenly → Il ressentit une vive douleur au côté.
the two causes about which she had felt keenly in her youth → les deux causes qui lui tenaient vivement à cœur pendant sa jeunesse
to be keenly felt [loss, absence] → se faire vivement sentir

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

keenly

adv

(= intensely, acutely) feel → leidenschaftlich, tief, stark; interested, wish, desire → stark, sehr, leidenschaftlich; listen → aufmerksam; observe → scharf; I am keenly aware that … → ich bin mir deutlich bewusst, dass …; the match was keenly contested → in dem Spiel wurde hart gekämpft

(= enthusiastically) → mit Begeisterung; keenly awaited → mit Ungeduld erwartet

(esp Brit: = competitively) keenly priced goods → Waren pl → zu scharf kalkulierten Preisen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

keenly

[ˈkiːnlɪ] adv

a. (acutely) → intensamente; (deeply) → profondamente; (fiercely) → duramente
to feel sth keenly → sentire qc profondamente
he looked at her keenly → le rivolse uno sguardo penetrante

b. (enthusiastically) → con entusiasmo

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keen

(kiːn) adjective

1. eager or enthusiastic. He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed. ywerig, gretig مُتَحَمِّس ревностен entusiasta vášnivý; chtivý eifrig, scharf ivrig ενθουσιώδης, που θέλει πολύ entusiasta innukas مشتاق innokas ferventנלהב उत्सुक gorljiv lelkes, buzgó bersemangat ákafur appassionato; desideroso 熱心な 열중한 aistringas, labai norintis dedzīgs; kaislīgs; aizrautīgs gigih enthousiast, gespitst opivrig, begeistretzapalony هوښيار،علاقمند entusiasta entu­ziast усердный vášnivý; chtivý goreč oran ivrig, entusiastisk, passionerad กระตือรือร้น hevesli, can atan 熱衷的 палкий, заповзятливий سرگرم ، مشتاق hăng hái nhiệt tình 热心的

2. sharp. Her eyesight is as keen as ever. skerp حاد ، مُتَوَقِّد الذِّهْن остър agudo ostrý scharf skarp οξύςagudo, penetrante terav تیز terävä perçantחד पैना oštar éles tajam skarpur acuto 鋭い 예민한 aštrus (par dzirdi, redzi) ass; vērīgs tajam scherpskarpostry نوراني،چټك،تييره agudo ager, pătrunzător острый ostrý oster oštar skarp คม keskin 敏銳的 гострий تیز sắc bén 敏锐的

3. (of wind etc) very cold and biting. bytend قارِس ولاذِع пронизващ penetrante ostrý scharf skarp διαπεραστικός, τσουχτερόςcortante lõikav تند و سرد pureva piquant חוֹדֵר तीक्ष्ण oštar csípős dingin napur tagliente きびしい 살을 에는 듯한 veriantis (par vēju) stiprs; griezīgs menyucuk-nyucuk bijtendbitendeprzejmujący سوړ،تيزاوتريخ penetrante pătrunzător пронизывающий ostrý oster jak bitande, isande หนาวจัด keskin, acı 凜冽的 лютий; пронизливий کاٹ دار rét buốt 凛冽的

ˈkeenly adverb

besonder بِحَماس، بحِدَّه със силно желание entusiasticamente horlivě, nadšeně scharf ivrigt; skarpt εξαιρετικά, έντοναcon entusiasmo innukalt با اشتیاق؛ به شدت voimakkaasti ardemmentבחריפות उत्सुकता से oštro élesen; keményen bergairah með ákafa acutamente, vivamente 鋭く 날카롭게 su užsidegimu, aštriai dedzīgi; aizrautīgi; asi; vērīgi bersungguh-sungguh enthousiast, scherpivrig; skarpt; bitende bystro په مينه، په چټكتوب entusiasticamente cu ardoare усердно, остро vášnivo vneto orno förtjust i อย่างกระตือรือร้น hevesle; şiddetle 熱衷地，敏銳地 гостро دلچسپی کی ساتھ một cách nhiệt tình; một cách sắc sảo 锐利地，敏锐地

ˈkeenness noun

belangstelling تَحَمُّس شديد، توقُّد الذِّهْن влечение entusiasmo horlivost die Schärfe iver; energi έντονο ενδιαφέρον entusiasmo ind شوق؛ تیزی innokkuus finesseחריפות उत्सुकता, तीक्ष्णयता आदि revnost élesség, csípősség gairah ákafi acutezza 鋭さ 날카로움 užsidegimas, aštrumas dedzīgums; aizrautība; asums; vērīgums ketajaman, kenyaringan enthousiasme, scherpteiver; skarpsindighet; skarphetzapał, bystrość شور، مينه،چټكتيا entusiasmo ascuţime; fineţe усердие; острота prenikavosť ostrina ornost iver ความกระตือรือร้น heves; keskinlik 熱衷，敏銳 гострота دلچسپی sự sắc sảo; sự nhiệt tình 锐利，敏锐

keen on

very enthusiastic about, interested in or fond of. She's keen on sailing; She's been keen on that boy for years. versot op شَديد الأهْتِمام запален interessado em zblázněný do scharf auf glad for; varm på που ενδιαφέρεται για, ξετρελαμένος με ser aficionado a elavalt huvitunud مشتاق؛ خواهان innostunut passionné deלהוט उत्सुक revan nagyon szeret vkit, vmit gemar áhugasamur um; skotinn í appassionato di ～に夢中になって 매우 열중하여 labai mėgstantis, besižavintis dedzīgi nodoties; kaislīgi aizrauties sangat berminat gek opivrig etter, pasjonert, oppsatt på bardzo zainteresowany علاقمند،غوښتونكي interessado em pasionat de страстно увлекающийся zbláznený do navdušen nad zainteresovan za förtjust i สนใจใน düşkün, tutkun, meraklı 熱衷於，對…感興趣，喜愛 палко захоплюватися чимсь گرویدہ thích thú 喜欢，热爱，醉心于

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