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Detailed Translations for keenness from English to French

keenness:

keenness [the ~] nomen

  1. the keenness (cunning; sharpness)
    la pertinence; le tranchant; la finesse; la pointe aiguë; l'esprit d'à-propos; la promptitude à la riposte; la concission

Translation Matrix for keenness:

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concission cunning; keenness; sharpness
esprit d'à-propos cunning; keenness; sharpness acumen; acuteness; adeptness; discernment; intelligence; keen perception; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
finesse cunning; keenness; sharpness cleverness; craftiness; cunning; delicacy; dodge; down to the minutest details; elegance; finesse; gracefulness; guile; nicety; slyness; smartness; subtlety; wiliness
pertinence cunning; keenness; sharpness appropriateness; aptness; felicitousness; relevance; sharpness; strikingness; suitability
pointe aiguë cunning; keenness; sharpness acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
promptitude à la riposte cunning; keenness; sharpness acumen; acuteness; adeptness; discernment; intelligence; keen perception; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
tranchant cunning; keenness; sharpness cutting surface; sharpness
- acuity; acuteness; avidity; avidness; eagerness; sharpness
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tranchant astute; bright; clever; crenated; cutting; dead sharp; keen; nipping; perky; pointed; razor-sharp; resourceful; serrated; sharp; sharp-edged; smart; snappy; toothed; wily

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Related Definitions for "keenness":

  1. thinness of edge or fineness of point1
  2. a quick and penetrating intelligence1
    • I admired the keenness of his mind1
  3. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something1

keen:


Translation Matrix for keen:

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fervent faddist; fanatic; freak; maniac; zealot
fin cease; concluding observations; concluding piece; concluding remarks; conclusion; end; ending; far end; final; final end; final piece; finale; finish; finishing line; finishing point; in conclusion; knock off; quitting; stopping; termination; terminus; tip
fou ass; buffoon; clown; court jester; coxcomb; crazy person; daft; dandy; disturbed person; dumbo; fool; fop; idiot; imbecile; jack pudding; jackanapes; loony; lunatic; mad; madcap; madman; madwoman; maniac; mental patient; mentally disabled; mentally disturbed person; mentally ill person; merry Andrew; numbskull; nut; nutcase; prig; rattle-brain; silly man; simple mind; simpleton
friand sausage-roll
gourmand connoisseur; gastronome; glutton; gobbler; gourmand; greedy-guts
malin clever fox; cleverness; cunning; sagacity; shrewdness; sly dog; slyboots; slyness
tranchant cunning; cutting surface; keenness; sharpness
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- lament
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- acute; cutting; discriminating; exquisite; incisive; knifelike; lancinate; lancinating; penetrating; penetrative; piercing; sharp; stabbing
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- brisk; cripled; disabled; sharp
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acéré keen; pointed; sharp; sharp-edged pointed; sharp
agile clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful able; adroit; agile; astute; bright; brisk; capable; clever; crafty; dexterous; easily; easy; effortless; expert; fast; fledged; handy; ingenious; intelligent; neat; nimble; not difficult; not hard; proficient; quick; rapid; sagacious; shrewd; simple; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; speedy; swift; wily; wise
aigu keen; pointed; sharp; sharp-edged acute; burdensome; cutting; dire; galling; grinding; heavy; injurious; insulting; intense; irksome; massive; nipping; offending; offensive; penetrating; piercing; pointed; rasping; sharp; shrill; snappy; vehement; violent
ardemment ardent; fervent; impassioned; keen; passionate ardent; broiling; burning; fervent; fierce; fiery; hot-blooded; hot-tempered; intense; passionate; scalding; temperamental; temperamentful
ardent ardent; fervent; impassioned; keen; passionate ardent; blazing; broiling; burning; excited; exciting; fervent; fierce; fiery; flaming; glowing; heated; horny; hot; hot-blooded; hot-tempered; intense; lascivious; passionate; randy; scalding; temperamental; temperamentful
assoiffé avid; covetous; desirous; eager; eagre; greedy; keen; thirsty thirsty
astucieusement clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; perky; resourceful; sharp; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
astucieux clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; fantastic; ingenious; intelligent; marvellous; marvelous; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; silver-tongued; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; terrific; wily; wise
avec astuce clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful cunning; shrewd; sly
avec ferveur ardent; fervent; impassioned; keen; passionate ardent; broiling; burning; fervent; fierce; fiery; hot-blooded; hot-tempered; intense; passionate; scalding; temperamental; temperamentful
averti clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful able; capable; physically capable; proficient
avide avid; covetous; desirous; eager; eagre; greedy; keen; thirsty desirous; eager for; grasping; greedy; hankering; keen on; longing; longing for; moneygrubbing; rapacious; yearning
avidement avid; covetous; desirous; eager; eagre; greedy; keen; thirsty desirous
avisé clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful astute; bright; canny; clever; dyed-in-the-wool; perky; resourceful; seasoned; sharp; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
brillant clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful astute; beaming; beautiful; bright; brilliant; clever; crafty; delightful; fanciful; flaunting; glistening; glittering; glorious; glossy; grand; grandiose; great; highly gifted; ingenious; intelligent; luminous; marvellous; marvelous; phosphorescent; radiating; reflective; sagacious; shining; shiny; showing; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; sparkling; splendid; swell; wily; wise; wonderful
clairvoyant acute; biting; clever; keen; sharp-minded; sharpwitted profoundly; seeing
coupant keen; pointed; sharp; sharp-edged cutting; dead sharp; nipping; razor-sharp; sharp; snappy; stinging
désireux avid; covetous; desirous; eager; eagre; greedy; keen; thirsty desirous; eager for; hankering; keen on; longing; longing for; yearning
fervent ardent; fervent; impassioned; keen; passionate bitter; boisterousness; broiling; burning; cutting; fanatic; fanatical; fanatically; fierce; fiery; furious; nipping; obsessed; scalding; snappy; tempestuous; uncontrolled; zealotic
fin acute; biting; clever; keen; sharp-minded; sharpwitted astute; bright; clever; cunning; cutting; dainty; delicate; easily hurt; elegant; fine; graceful; handsome; injurious; insulting; lightly built; lovely; nice; nipping; offending; offensive; oversensitive; perky; personable; petite; precarious; pretty; refined; resourceful; roguish; sensitive; sharp; shrewd; slender; slick; slight; sly; small-boned; smart; snap; snappy; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; susceptible; tender; thin; wily
finement acute; biting; clever; keen; sharp-minded; sharpwitted dainty; delicate; elegant; graceful; handsome; lovely; nice; personable; petite; pretty; refined; slender; slight; small-boned; snap; sophisticated; stylish; thin
fou keen atypical; bizarre; bonkers; cracked; crackers; crazy; curious; daft; different; eccentric; enormously; exceptional; fantastic; foolish; freak; funny; idiosyncratic; idiot; idiotic; insane; irrational; loony; lunatic; mad; madly; marvellous; marvelous; mentally disturbed; mentally ill; mixed up; muzzy; noteworthy; nuts; odd; peculiar; potty; ridiculous; round the bend; senseless; silly; stark mad; stark raving mad; stark staring mad; strange; stupid; terrific; unusual; unwise; weird
fougueux ardent; fervent; impassioned; keen; passionate ardent; boisterousness; fervent; fierce; furious; hot-blooded; hot-tempered; inconsiderate; intense; overconfident; passionate; rash; reckless; temperamental; temperamentful; tempestuous; thoughtless; uncontrolled
friand keen
gourmand keen
habile clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful able; adroit; agile; astute; bright; brisk; capable; clever; competent; considerate; crafty; dexterous; efficient; experienced; expert; fantastic; fast; fit; fledged; good; handy; ingenious; intelligent; marvellous; marvelous; neat; nimble; perky; physically capable; proficient; qualified; quick; rapid; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skilled; skillful; sly; smart; speedy; swift; terrific; trained; wily; wise
habilement clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skilled; skillful; trained
ingénieuse clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful
ingénieusement clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful astute; bright; clever; ingenious; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily; wise
ingénieux clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful astute; bright; clever; crafty; creative; ingenious; intelligent; inventive; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
intelligent acute; biting; clever; keen; sharp-minded; sharpwitted able; astute; brainy; bright; brilliant; canny; capable; clever; competent; crafty; efficient; good; ingenious; intelligent; knowledgable; perky; resourceful; right-thinking; sagacious; sane; sensible; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
maligne keen; sharp abominable; appalling; clever; demonic; detestable; devilish; diabolic; foul; ghastly; horrible; horrid; ill-fated; ingenious; malicious; obnoxious; odious; ominous; resourceful; satanic; sinister; terrible; unholy
malin keen; sharp astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; demonic; devilish; diabolic; dodgy; false; fantastic; foul; ingenious; intelligent; low; malicious; marvellous; marvelous; mean; nasty; perky; resourceful; right-thinking; roguish; sagacious; sane; satanic; sensible; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slick; slippery; sly; smart; terrific; underhand; vicious; vile; wily; wise
passionné ardent; fervent; impassioned; keen; passionate ardent; boisterousness; broiling; burning; cutting; eager; eagre; enthusiastic; excited; exciting; fanatic; fascinated; fervent; fierce; fiery; furious; glowing; heated; horny; hot; hot-blooded; hot-tempered; impassioned; inspired; intense; intrigued; lascivious; manic; nipping; passionate; possessed; randy; scalding; snappy; temperamental; temperamentful; tempestuous; warm
passionnément ardent; fervent; impassioned; keen; passionate ardent; fervent; fierce; hot-blooded; hot-tempered; intense; passionate; temperamental; temperamentful
perspicace keen; sharp astute; bright; clever; crafty; cutting; ingenious; intelligent; nipping; profoundly; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; snappy; wily; wise
sagace acute; biting; clever; keen; sharp-minded; sharpwitted astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily
tranchant keen; pointed; sharp; sharp-edged astute; bright; clever; crenated; cutting; dead sharp; nipping; perky; razor-sharp; resourceful; serrated; sharp; sharp-edged; smart; snappy; toothed; wily
vif keen; sharp active; adroit; agile; agitated; alert; ardent; aroused; astute; bitter; boisterousness; bright; brisk; buoyant; busily engaged; bustling; busy; cheerful; clever; crafty; cutting; dapper; dexterous; dynamic; energetic; engaged; excited; expert; fashionable; fast; fierce; fledged; fluttered; full of joy; full of life; furious; garish; gay; glaring; handy; happy; heated; heavy; high-spirited; intense; jolly; lively; massive; merry

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Related Definitions for "keen":

  1. having a sharp cutting edge or point1
    • a keen blade1
  2. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument1
    • keen winds1
  3. intense or sharp1
  4. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions1
  5. a funeral lament sung with loud wailing1
  6. express grief verbally1

Wiktionary Translations for keen:

keen
adjective
  1. Qui agir ou qui a la vertu d’agir.
  2. Se dit en parlant du fer lorsqu’on l’a garnir d’acier, ce qui permettre d’en rendre le tranchant plus affiler ou la pointe plus aiguë.
  3. Qui a un aspect pointu, tranchant, voire déchirer.
  4. Mince
  5. délié, menu, mince ou étroit.
  6. Qui couper ou qui est propre à couper.
  7. didact|fr Qui mordre.
  8. Qui piquer.
  9. Qui se termine en pointe
  10. Qui a quelque chose de piquant et d’irritant.
  11. Qui, par sa rudesse ou son âcreté, produit une sensation désagréable aux organes du toucher, de l’ouïe ou du goût.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
keen zélé beflissenbemüht, übereifrig
keen assidu eifrigstrebsam, fleißig
keen appliqué; assidu; appliquée; studieux; assidue; travailleuse; travailleur; studieuse fleißigunermüdlich, arbeitsam, strebsam

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