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keen ¹  (kn)

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; piercing: 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 cne, brave.]

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keenly adv.

keenness n.

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keen ¹

Adjective

1. eager or enthusiastic: a keen gardener

2. keen on fond of; devoted to: he is very keen on sport

3. intense or strong: a keen interest in environmental issues

4. intelligent, quick, and perceptive: a keen sense of humour

5. (of sight, smell, or hearing) capable of recognizing fine distinctions

6. (of a knife or blade) having a sharp cutting edge

7. very strong and cold: a keen wind

8. very competitive: keen prices [Old English cēne]

keenly adv
keenness n

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keen ²

Verb

to lament the dead

Noun

a lament for the dead [Irish Gaelic caoine]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody, lament - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Verb	1.	keen - express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" lament express emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
Adj.	1.	keen - having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" incisive, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, knifelike, discriminating, acute, sharp perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
	2.	keen - intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" exquisite intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	3.	keen - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, great, neat colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
	4.	keen - painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing, cutting, knifelike sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"
	5.	keen - having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade" sharp - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

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keen ¹

adjective 1. eager, earnest, spirited, devoted, intense, fierce, enthusiastic, passionate, ardent, avid, fervent, impassioned, zealous, ebullient, wholehearted, fervid, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (informal) << OPPOSITE unenthusiastic

adjective 2. earnest, fierce, intense, vehement, burning, flaming, consuming, eager, passionate, heightened, energetic, ardent, fanatical, fervent, impassioned, fervid

adjective 3. sharp, satirical, incisive, trenchant, pointed, cutting, biting, edged, acute, acid, stinging, piercing, penetrating, searing, tart, withering, scathing, pungent, sarcastic, sardonic, caustic, astringent, vitriolic, acerbic, mordant, razor-like, finely honed << OPPOSITE dull

adjective 4. perceptive, quick, sharp, brilliant, acute, smart, wise, clever, subtle, piercing, penetrating, discriminating, shrewd, discerning, ingenious, astute, intuitive, canny, incisive, insightful, observant, perspicacious, sapient << OPPOSITE obtuse

adjective 5. penetrating, clear, powerful, sharp, acute, sensitive, piercing, discerning, perceptive, observant

adjective 6. intense, strong, fierce, relentless, cut-throat

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keen ²

verb lament, cry, weep, sob, mourn, grieve, howl, sorrow, wail, whine, whimper, bewail

Translations

keen [kiːn] adj [interest, desire] → grande, vivo; [eye, intelligence] → agudo; [competition] → intenso; [edge] → afilado;

(BRIT) (= eager); entusiasta;

to be keen to do or on doing sth → tener muchas ganas de hacer algo;

to be keen on sth/sb → interesarse por algo/algn;

I'm not keen on going → no tengo ganas de ir

keen [kiːn] adj (= eager) → plein(e) d'enthousiasme; [interest, desire, competition] → vif(vive); [eye, intelligence] → pénétrant(e); [edge] → effilé(e);

to be keen to do or on doing sth → désirer vivement faire qch, tenir beaucoup à faire qch;

to be keen on sth/sb → aimer beaucoup qch/qn;

I'm not keen on going → je ne suis pas chaud pour y aller, je n'ai pas très envie d'y aller

keen [kiːn] adj → begeistert, eifrig;

(interest) → groß;

(desire) → heftig;

(eye, intelligence, competition, edge) → scharf;

to be keen to do or on doing sth → scharf darauf sein, etw zu tun (inf);

to be keen on sth → an etw dat sehr interessiert sein;

to be keen on sb → von jdm sehr angetan sein;

I'm not keen on going → ich brenne nicht gerade darauf, zu gehen

keen [kiːn] adj [interest, desire] → vivo/a; [eye, intelligence] → acuto/a; [competition] → serrato/a; [edge] → affilato/a (= eager); entusiasta;

to be keen to do or on doing sth → avere una gran voglia di fare qc;

to be keen on sth → essere appassionato/a di qc;

to be keen on sb → avere un debole per qn;

I'm not keen on going → non mi va di andare

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keen

adj keen [kiːn]

1 eager or enthusiastic He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed. ywerig, gretig مُتَحَمِّس ревностен vášnivý; chtivý ivrig eifrig, scharf ενθουσιώδης, που θέλει πολύ entusiasta innukas مشتاق innokas fervent נִלהָב उत्सुक gorljiv lelkes, buzgó bersemangat ákafur appassionato; desideroso 熱心な 열심인, 열중해 있는 aistringas, labai norintis dedzīgs; kaislīgs; aizrautīgs gigih enthousiast, gespitst op ivrig, begeistret zapalony entusiasta entu­ziast усердный vášnivý; chtivý goreč oran ivrig, entusiastisk, passionerad กระตือรือร้น hevesli, can atan 熱心的 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 ostrý skarp scharf οξύς agudo, penetrante terav تیز tarkka perçant חַד पैना oštar éles tajam skarpur acuto 鋭い 예리한 aštrus (par dzirdi, redzi) ass; vērīgs tajam scherp skarp(sindig) ostry agudo ager, pătrunzător острый ostrý oster oštar skarp คม keskin 鋒利的 гострий تیز sắc bén 锋利的

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

adv ˈkeenly

besonder بِحَماس، بحِدَّه със силно желание horlivě, nadšeně ivrigt; skarpt scharf εξαιρετικά, έντονα con entusiasmo innukalt با اشتیاق؛ به شدت innokkaasti ardemment בְּחֲרִיפוּת उत्सुकता से oštro élesen; keményen bergairah með ákafa acutamente, vivamente 鋭く 열심히, 예리하게, 매섭게 su užsidegimu, aštriai dedzīgi; aizrautīgi; asi; vērīgi bersungguh-sungguh enthousiast, scherp ivrig; skarpt; bitende bystro entusiasticamente cu ardoare усердно, остро vášnivo vneto orno förtjust i อย่างกระตือรือร้น hevesle; şiddetle 銳利地，敏銳地 гостро دلچسپی کی ساتھ một cách nhiệt tình; một cách sắc sảo 锐利地，敏锐地

n ˈkeenness

belangstelling تَحَمُّس شديد، توقُّد الذِّهْن влечение horlivost iver; energi die Schärfe έντονο ενδιαφέρον entusiasmo ind شوق؛ تیزی innokkuus finesse חֲרִיפוּת उत्सुकता, तीक्ष्णयता आदि revnost élesség, csípősség gairah ákafi acutezza 鋭さ 열정, 열망, 예리함, 매서움 užsidegimas, aštrumas dedzīgums; aizrautība; asums; vērīgums ketajaman, kenyaringan enthousiasme, scherpte iver; skarpsindighet; skarphet zapał, bystrość entusiasmo ascuţime; fineţe усердие; острота prenikavosť ostrina ornost iver ความกระตือรือร้น heves(lilik); keskinlik 銳利，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 zblázněný do glad for; varm på scharf auf που ενδιαφέρεται για, ξετρελαμένος με ser aficionado a elavalt huvitunud مشتاق؛ خواهان innostunut passionné de לָהוּט उत्सुक revan nagyon szeret vkit, vmit gemar áhugasamur um; skotinn í appassionato di ～に夢中になって 매우 좋아하는, 푹 빠진 labai mėgstantis, besižavintis dedzīgi nodoties; kaislīgi aizrauties sangat berminat gek op ivrig etter, pasjonert, oppsatt på bardzo zainteresowany interessado em pasionat de страстно увлекающийся zbláznený do navdušen nad zainteresovan za förtjust i สนใจใน düşkün, tutkun, meraklı 喜愛 палко захоплюватися чимсь گرویدہ thích thú 喜爱