English-Thai Dictionary

keen

ADJ กระตือรือร้น  เอาใจ จดจ่อ  avid enthusiastic eager uninspirational dull kra-tue-rue-ron

 

keen

ADJ คม (ทาง วรรณ กรรม  sharp vivid blunt dull kom

 

keen

ADJ ช่างสังเกต  สายตา กว้างไกล  มี สายตา แหลมคม  chang-sang-ked

 

keen

ADJ หนาว จัด (เย็น  จัด  biting nao-jad

 

keen

ADJ หลักแหลม  ฉลาด  มีไหวพริบ  เฉียบแหลม  acute clever dull stupid dense lak-leam

 

keen

ADJ แหลม (เสียง  leam

 

keen as mustard

SL กระตือรือร้น  kra-tue-rue-ron

 

keener

N ผู้ คร่ำครวญ ถึง คนที่ ตาย 

 

keenly

ADV อย่างฉลาด  อย่าง หลักแหลม  wisely yang-cha-lad

 

keenness

N ความ หลักแหลม  kwam-lak-laem

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

KEEN

a. 1. Eager; vehement; as hungry curs too keen at the sport.
The sheep were so keen on the acorns--
2. Eager; sharp; as a keen appetite.
3. Sharp; having a very fine edge; as a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge. We say a keen edge, but a sharp point.
4. Piercing; penetrating; severe; applied to cold or to wind; as a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
5. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; as keen satire or sarcasm.
Good father cardinal, cry thou amen,
To my keen curses.

 

KEEN

v.t.To sharpen. [Unusual. ]

 

KEENLY

adv. Eagerly; vehemently. 1. Sharply; severely; bitterly.

 

KEENNESS

n.Eagerness; vehemence; as the keenness of hunger. 1. Sharpness; fineness of edge; as the keenness of a razor.
2. The quality of piercing; rigor; sharpness; as the keenness of the air or of cold.
3. Asperity; acrimony; bitterness; as the keenness of satire, invective or sarcasm.
4. Acuteness; sharpness; as the keenness of wit.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

KEEN

Keen, a. [Compar. Keener; superl. Keenest.] Etym: [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. kühn, OSw. kyn, kön, Icel. kænn, for koenn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able.

 

1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge. A bow he bare and arwes [arrows ] bright and kene. Chaucer. That my keen knife see not the wound it makes. Shak.

 

2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features. To make our wits more keen. Shak. Before the keen inquiry of her thought. Cowper.

 

3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm. Good father cardinal, cry thou amen To my keen curses. Shak.

 

4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen. Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes. Goldsmith.

 

5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. "Of full kene will. " Piers Plowman. So keen and greedy to confound a man. Shak.

 

Note: Keen is often used in the composition of words, most of which are of obvious signification; as, keen-edged, keen-eyed, keen- sighted, keen-witted, etc.

 

Syn. -- Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting; penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical; piercing; shrewd.

 

KEEN

KEEN Keen, v. t.

 

Defn: To sharpen; to make cold. [R.] Cold winter keens the brightening flood. Thomson.

 

KEEN

Keen, n. Etym: [Ir. caoine.]

 

Defn: A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach. [Ireland ] Froude.

 

KEEN

KEEN Keen, v. i.

 

Defn: To wail as a keener does. [Ireland ]

 

KEENER

KEENER Keen "er, n.

 

Defn: A professional mourner who wails at a funeral. [Ireland ]

 

KEENLY

KEENLY Keen "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a keen manner.

 

KEENNESS

KEENNESS Keen "ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being keen.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

keen

keen 1 |kēn kin | ▶adjective 1 having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm: keen believers in the monetary system | a keen desire to learn. • [ predic. ] (keen on ) interested in or attracted by (someone or something ): Bob makes it obvious he's keen on her. 2 sharp or penetrating, in particular: • (of a sense ) highly developed: I have keen eyesight. • (of mental faculties ) quick to understand or function: her keen intellect. • (of the air or wind ) extremely cold; biting. • (of the edge or point of a blade ) sharp. • literary (of a smell, light, or sound ) penetrating; clear. 3 [ predic. ] informal, dated excellent: I would soon fly to distant stars —how keen! 4 Brit. (of prices ) very low; competitive. DERIVATIVES keen ly adverb ORIGIN Old English cēne ‘wise, clever, ’ also ‘brave, daring, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koen and German kühn ‘bold, brave. ’ Current senses date from Middle English.

 

keen

keen 2 |kin kēn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] wail in grief for a dead person; sing a keen. • (usu. as noun keening ) make an eerie wailing sound: the keening of the cold night wind. ▶noun an Irish funeral song accompanied by wailing in lamentation for the dead. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Irish caoinim ‘I wail. ’

 

Keene

Keene |kēn kin | a city in southwestern New Hampshire; pop. 22,407 (est. 2008 ).

 

Keene, Charles Samuel

Keene |kiːn | (1823 –91 ), English illustrator and caricaturist. He is remembered for his work in the weekly journal Punch from 1851.

 

keener

keen er |ˈkēnər ˈkinər | ▶noun 1 a person who keens for someone who has died. 2 Canadian informal a person who is who is extremely eager, zealous, or enthusiastic: keeners who spent most of high school buried in homework.

 

keenness

keen ness |ˈkēnˈnis | ▶noun the quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness: he has expressed his keenness to retain his job.

 

Oxford Dictionary

keen

keen 1 |kiːn | ▶adjective 1 chiefly Brit. having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm: a keen gardener | John was keen to help. • (keen on ) interested in or attracted by (someone or something ): Bob makes it obvious he's keen on her. 2 sharp or penetrating, in particular: • (of a sense ) highly developed: I have keen eyesight. • (of mental faculties ) quick to understand: her keen intellect. • (of the edge or point of a blade ) sharp. • (of the air or wind ) extremely cold; biting. • literary (of a smell, light, or sound ) penetrating; clear. 3 Brit. (of activity or feeling ) intense: there could be keen competition to provide the service. (of prices ) very low; competitive. 4 [ predic. ] N. Amer. informal, dated excellent. PHRASES ( as ) keen as mustard Brit. informal extremely eager or enthusiastic. DERIVATIVES keenly adverb ORIGIN Old English cēne ‘wise, clever ’, also ‘brave, daring ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koen and German kühn ‘bold, brave ’. Current senses date from Middle English.

 

keen

keen 2 |kiːn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] wail in grief for a dead person. • (usu. as noun keening ) make an eerie wailing sound: the keening of the cold night wind. ▶noun an Irish funeral song accompanied by wailing in lamentation for the dead. DERIVATIVES keener noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Irish caoinim ‘I wail ’.

 

Keene

Keene |kēn kin | a city in southwestern New Hampshire; pop. 22,407 (est. 2008 ).

 

Keene, Charles Samuel

Keene |kiːn | (1823 –91 ), English illustrator and caricaturist. He is remembered for his work in the weekly journal Punch from 1851.

 

keenness

keen |ness |ˈkiːnnɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness: he has expressed his keenness to retain his job.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

keen

keen adjective 1 his publishers were keen to capitalize on his success: eager, anxious, intent, impatient, determined, ambitious, champing at the bit; informal raring, itching, dying. ANTONYMS reluctant. 2 a keen birdwatcher: enthusiastic, avid, eager, ardent, passionate, fervent, impassioned; conscientious, committed, dedicated, zealous. ANTONYMS apathetic, halfhearted. 3 they are keen on horses | a girl he was keen on : enthusiastic about, interested in, passionate about; attracted to, fond of, taken with, smitten with, enamored of, infatuated with; informal struck on, hot on /for, mad about, crazy about, nuts about. ANTONYMS indifferent, unenthusiastic. 4 a keen cutting edge: sharp, sharpened, honed, razor-sharp. ANTONYMS blunt. 5 keen eyesight: acute, sharp, discerning, sensitive, perceptive, clear. ANTONYMS weak. 6 a keen mind: acute, penetrating, astute, incisive, sharp, perceptive, piercing, razor-sharp, perspicacious, shrewd, discerning, clever, intelligent, brilliant, bright, smart, wise, canny, percipient, insightful. ANTONYMS dull, stupid. 7 a keen wind: cold, icy, freezing, harsh, raw, bitter; penetrating, piercing, biting. ANTONYMS gentle. 8 a keen sense of duty: intense, acute, fierce, passionate, burning, fervent, ardent, strong, powerful. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD keen, acute, astute, penetrating, perspicacious, sharp, shrewd A knife can be sharp, even keen, but it can't be astute. While keen and sharp mean having a fine point or edge, they also pertain to mental agility and perceptiveness. You might describe someone as having a keen mind, which suggests the ability to grapple with complex problems, or to observe details and see them as part of a larger pattern (a keen appreciation of what victory would mean for the Democratic party ) or a keen wit, which suggests an incisive or stimulating sense of humor. Someone who is sharp has an alert and rational mind, but is not necessarily well grounded in a particular field and may in some cases be cunning or devious (sharp enough to see how the situation might be turned to her advantage ). An astute mind, in contrast, is one that has a thorough and profound understanding of a given subject or field (an astute understanding of the legal principles involved ). Like sharp, shrewd implies both practicality and cleverness, but with an undercurrent of self-interest (a shrewd salesperson ). Acute is close in meaning to keen, but with more emphasis on sensitivity and the ability to make subtle distinctions (an acute sense of smell ). While a keen mind might see only superficial details, a penetrating mind would focus on underlying causes (a penetrating analysis of the plan's feasibility ). Perspicacious is the most formal of these terms, meaning both perceptive and discerning (a perspicacious remark; perspicacious judgment ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

keen

keen 1 adjective 1 his publishers were keen to capitalize on his success: eager, anxious, impatient, determined, desirous, longing, wishing, itching, dying, yearning, ambitious, ready; intent on; informal raring. ANTONYMS reluctant. 2 I had been a keen birdwatcher since I was a boy: enthusiastic, avid, eager, ardent, passionate, fervent, fervid, impassioned, wholehearted, zestful, zealous; willing, conscientious, committed, dedicated; diligent, earnest, industrious, assiduous, intent. ANTONYMS apathetic, half-hearted. 3 her sisters are keen on horses | he had a girl in Kentucky he was keen on : enthusiastic about, interested in, passionate about, fascinated by; attracted to, fond of, taken with, smitten with, enamoured of, attached to, devoted to, infatuated with; eager for, hungry for; informal struck on, sweet on, gone on, mad about, crazy about, nuts about, into. ANTONYMS unenthusiastic, indifferent. 4 a keen cutting edge: sharp, sharp-edged, sharpened, honed, razor-like, razor-sharp, whetted, fine-edged. ANTONYMS blunt. 5 nimble fingers and keen eyesight are required for the work: acute, sharp, penetrating, discerning, sensitive, perceptive, piercing, clear, observant; powerful. ANTONYMS weak, defective. 6 an able administrator with a keen mind: acute, penetrating, astute, incisive, sharp, perceptive, piercing, rapier-like, razor-like, razor-sharp, perspicacious, shrewd, subtle, finely honed, quick-witted, sharp-witted, discerning, clever, intelligent, brilliant, bright, smart, wise, canny, percipient, insightful, sagacious, sapient; informal brainy. ANTONYMS dull, stupid. 7 the magazines are spoken of with keen derision: cutting, scathing, mordant, caustic, withering, acerbic, stinging, searing, acid, biting, tart, astringent, pointed, trenchant, pungent, incisive, virulent, devastating; sardonic, sarcastic, satirical; rare mordacious. ANTONYMS gentle, mild. 8 a keen wind cut through their coats: cold, icy, freezing, harsh, raw, bitter; penetrating, piercing, biting, sharp, stinging. 9 there is keen competition for places on these committees | a keen sense of duty: intense, acute, extreme, fierce, violent, passionate, consuming, burning, fervent, fervid, ardent; strong, powerful, profound, deep-seated. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD keen, eager, enthusiastic, avid See eager . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD keen, acute, penetrating ■ Keen is used of sensitive and powerful perception, both physical and mental (his keen hearing caught the whirring of the tape | he enjoyed exercising his keen intellect in analysing the controversies of the day ); when applied to someone's eyes, it often suggests an appearance of alertness and perceptiveness as well as actual power (his keen eyes went from Thomas to Ralf ). The impressions or attitudes resulting from keen mental perception are intense (young people show a keen awareness of animal welfare | lawyers with a keen sense of the value of good political connections ). ■ Someone whose physical or mental perception is acute can detect small details that are not readily apparent to others (young children have a particularly acute sense of smell | Simon's vague manner concealed an agile and acute mind ). An acute observer can produce acute criticism, identifying central issues and making perceptive points about them. Intense and insistent emotion may be described as acute (acute grief at the loss of her parents ). ■ Penetrating eyes may or may not have good sight, but they look as though they can see through you (she was unable to meet his penetrating eyes ). A penetrating mind enables one to see deeply into a problem and think up penetrating questions, calculated to reveal important truths. These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

keen

keen 2 verb the bereaved gathered around the graves to keen: lament, mourn, weep, cry, sob, sorrow, grieve; wail, moan, whine, whimper, groan, howl; Scottish greet; archaic plain; rare ululate.

 

keenness

keenness noun 1 the company has signalled its keenness to sign a deal: eagerness, willingness, readiness, desire, wish, anxiety, impatience; enthusiasm, fervour, wholeheartedness, zest, zeal, ardour, passion, devotion, avidity; earnestness, diligence, assiduity, conscientiousness, intentness. ANTONYMS reluctance. 2 the keenness of the blade: sharpness, razor-sharpness. ANTONYMS bluntness. 3 keenness of hearing: acuteness, sharpness, sensitivity, perceptiveness, discrimination, clarity. 4 the keenness of his mind: acuity, sharpness, subtlety, incisiveness, astuteness, perspicacity, perceptiveness, quick-wittedness, sharp-wittedness, shrewdness, penetration, insight, cleverness, discernment, intelligence, brightness, brilliance, canniness, sagacity. ANTONYMS dullness, obtuseness. 5 the keenness of her wit: incisiveness, causticity, tartness, sharpness, mordancy, acidity, acerbity, trenchancy, pungency, virulence, sarcasm, sardonicism, satire. ANTONYMS gentleness, insipidity. 6 the keenness of his sense of loss: intensity, acuteness, extremity, strength, power, violence, profundity, depth, ferocity.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

keen

keen 1 /kiːn /〖語源は 「賢い, 勇敢な 」〗形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 ｟主に英 ｠〖be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…したいと /… (すること )を /…ということを » 熱望 [切望 ]して , しきりに思って «to do /on (do ing )/that 節 » ; 〖be ～ for A to do 〗Aが …するのを熱望して (eager )▸ Why is Emily so keen to lose weight? なぜエミリーはそんなにやせたがってるんだ ▸ I'm very keen that Mary should stay longer. ≒I'm very keen for Mary to stay [on Mary ('s ) staying ] longer .僕はメリーにもっといてほしくてたまらない (!(1 )主節とthat節の主語が同じ時は通例that節は用いられない: ╳I'm very keen that I should stay longer. (2 )that節内の動詞は仮定法だが時に直説法も用いられる. (3 )that, shouldの省略は ｟まれ ｠; →should 7 語法 ) 2 ｟主に英 くだけて ｠〖be ～〗 «…が » 好きな, 気に入った ; «…に » 夢中の, とても関心のある «on » ; 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗熱心な 〈人 〉▸ I'm not too keen on celery .セロリはあまり好きじゃない ▸ Tom is keen on (playing ) sports .トムはスポーツに夢中だ ▸ a keen gardener 園芸に熱心な人 .3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗強烈な , 強い 〈関心 感情など 〉▸ take [have ] a keen interest in space 宇宙に強い関心をもつ 4 〖名詞 の前で 〗鋭敏 [明晰 ]な 〈知力など 〉; 鋭い, 敏感な 〈感覚など 〉; «…に » 鋭敏な «of » ▸ have a keen eye for talent 才能を見いだす鋭い目をもっている ▸ a keen sense of smell 鋭い嗅覚 5 〈競争が 〉壮絶な, し烈をきわめた; 〈音 光などが 〉すさまじい, 強烈な; 〈痛みなどが 〉痛烈な; 〈においが 〉鼻をさす ;｟ やや古 ｠〈風 寒さなどが 〉身を切るような, 骨身にしみる .6 ｟文 ｠〈刃物などが 〉 (非常に )切れ味のよい, 鋭い (sharp )(↔dull , blunt ).7 ｟主に英 ｠〈価格が 〉 (競争のために )安い, 破格 (値 )の .8 ｟米俗 やや古 ｠〖be ～〗すばらしい, すてきな .k é en ness 名詞 U 熱心さ ; 鋭敏さ .

 

keen

keen 2 動詞 自動詞 ｟主にアイル 文 古 ｠(死者に対して )哀歌を歌う ; 【死者を 】泣き悲しむ [叫ぶ ] «over » .他動詞 〈人 〉の死を泣き悲しむ, 〈悲しみ 〉を泣き叫んで表す .名詞 C (死者への )哀歌 ; 泣き悲しむこと .

 

keenly

keen ly /kíːnli /副詞 敏感 [鋭敏 ]に ; 熱烈 [熱心 ]に ; 抜け目なく ; 壮絶に ; 鋭く ; 激しく, 痛烈に .