Definitions for keenkin
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
keen*kin(adj.)-er, -est.
finely sharpened; so shaped as to cut or pierce readily:
a keen razor.
sharp, piercing, or biting:
a keen wind.
acutely or finely perceptive; extremely sensitive, responsive, or alert:
keen ears; a keen mind.
having great acumen; astute:
a keen observer of human nature.
animated by strong feeling or desire:
keen competition.
intense, as feeling or desire.
eager; interested; enthusiastic (often fol. by about, on, etc., or an infinitive):
I was keen to go swimming.
Slang. great; wonderful; marvelous.
Category: Status (usage)
* Syn: See sharp.
Origin of keen:
bef. 900; ME kene, OE cēne; c. OHG chuoni bold, ON kŒnn wise, skillful
keen′ness(n.)
keenkin(n.)
a wailing lament for the dead.
(v.i.)to wail in lamentation for the dead.
(v.t.)to bewail or lament by or with keening.
Origin of keen:
1805–15; < Ir caoine lament
keen′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
keen(adj)
a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp(adj)
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"
exquisite, keen(adj)
intense or sharp
"suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing(adj)
very good
"he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating(adj)
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"
keen(verb)
having a sharp cutting edge or point
"a keen blade"
lament, keen(verb)
express grief verbally
"we lamented the death of the child"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
keen(adjective)kin
eager to do sth
She was keen to try.
Webster Dictionary
Keen(u)
sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge
Keen(u)
acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features
Keen(u)
bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm
Keen(u)
piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen
Keen(u)
eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite
Keen(verb)
to sharpen; to make cold
Keen(noun)
a prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach
Keen(verb)
to wail as a keener does
Translations for keen
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ywerig, gretigAfrikaans
- مُتَحَمِّسArabic
- ревностенBulgarian
- entusiastaPortuguese (BR)
- vášnivý; chtivýCzech
- eifrig, scharfGerman
- ivrigDanish
- ενθουσιώδης, που θέλει πολύGreek
- entusiastaSpanish
- innukasEstonian
- مشتاقFarsi
- innokasFinnish
- ferventFrench
- נִלהָבHebrew
- उत्सुकHindi
- gorljivCroatian
- lelkes, buzgóHungarian
- bersemangatIndonesian
- ákafurIcelandic
- appassionato; desiderosoItalian
- 熱心なJapanese
- 열중한Korean
- aistringas, labai norintisLithuanian
- dedzīgs; kaislīgs; aizrautīgsLatvian
- gigihMalay
- enthousiast, gespitst opDutch
- ivrig, begeistretNorwegian
- zapalonyPolish
- مشتاق،هوشيار،مايلPersian
- هوښيار،علاقمندPashto
- entusiastaPortuguese
- entuziastRomanian
- усердныйRussian
- vášnivý; chtivýSlovak
- gorečSlovenian
- oranSerbian
- ivrig, entusiastisk, passioneradSwedish
- กระตือรือร้นThai
- hevesli, can atanTurkish
- 熱衷的Chinese (Trad.)
- палкий, заповзятливийUkrainian
- سرگرم ، مشتاقUrdu
- hăng hái nhiệt tìnhVietnamese
- 热心的Chinese (Simp.)
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