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expert
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin expertus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??ksp?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??ksp??t/
Adjective
expert (comparative more expert, superlative most expert)
- Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
- I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
- My cousin is an expert pianist.
- Characteristic of an expert.
- This problem requires expert knowledge.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:skillful
Antonyms
- inexpert
- nonexpert
Related terms
- expert system
Translations
Noun
expert (plural experts)
- A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
- If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. - David Ben-Gurion
- (chess) A player ranking just below master.
Synonyms
- maven
- specialist
Hyponyms
- connoisseur
Translations
Further reading
- "expert" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 129.
Anagrams
- pretex, xerept
Catalan
Adjective
expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
- expert
Noun
expert m (plural experts, feminine experta)
- expert
- Synonym: perit
Further reading
- “expert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??ksp?rt]
Noun
expert m
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject)
- Synonyms: odborník, znalec
Related terms
- expertní
Further reading
- expert in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- expert in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch expert, from Middle French expert, from Old French expert, from Latin expertus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (chiefly Netherlands) /?k?sp??r/, (chiefly Belgium) /?k?sp?rt/
- Hyphenation: ex?pert
- Rhymes: -??r, -?rt
Noun
expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n)
- expert
Usage notes
The word can be pronounced in a way that corresponds with the spelling (common in Belgian-Dutch) or a way that corresponds to the French pronunciation (common in Netherland-Dutch). In the literal pronunciation, the plural is experten; in the French pronunciation, it is experts.
Synonyms
- deskundige
Related terms
- expertise
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ekspert
- ? Indonesian: eksper
- ? West Frisian: ekspert
French
Etymology
From Latin expertus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.sp??/
Adjective
expert (feminine singular experte, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
- expert
Derived terms
- expertement
- expertise
Related terms
- inexpert
Noun
expert m (plural experts, feminine experte)
- expert
Descendants
- ? Turkish: eksper
Further reading
- “expert” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From French expert.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ks?p??t]
- Hyphenation: ex?pert
Adjective
expert (not comparable)
- expert
Declension
Further reading
- “expert” in Duden online
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English expert. Doublet of esperto and experto.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /??ks.p??t??/
Noun
expert m, f (plural experts)
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
- Synonyms: especialista, perito, experto
Related terms
- expertise
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French expert, Latin expertus.
Noun
expert m (plural exper?i, feminine equivalent expert?)
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
- (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)
Declension
Synonyms
- (expert): specialist
- (wizard): asistent
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
expert c
- expert
Declension
See also
- kännare
- sakkunnig
Related terms
- expertis
Derived terms
References
- expert in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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keen
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ki?n/
- (General American) enPR: k?n, IPA(key): /kin/
- Rhymes: -i?n
- Homophones: Keane, Keene
Etymology 1
From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”), from Old English c?ne (“keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful; learned, clever, wise”), from Proto-Germanic *k?niz (“knowledgeable, skilful, experienced, clever, capable”), from Proto-Indo-European *?neh?- (“to know”). Cognate with Danish køn (“handsome, pretty”), Dutch kien (“smart, wise, able”), koen (“daring, valiant, doughty, courageous”), German kühn (“bold, daring, audacious, hardy, valiant, venturesome”), Icelandic kænn (“wise, crafty, clever, able”), Scots keen (“lively, brisk; avaricious”). Related to Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). More at cunning, can.
Alternative forms
- keene, kene (both obsolete)
Adjective
keen (comparative keener or more keen, superlative keenest or most keen)
- (chiefly Commonwealth of Nations) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- 2000, Jane Green, Bookends, London: Penguin Books, ?ISBN; republished as Bookends: A Novel, trade paperback edition, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Books, 2003, ?ISBN, page 304:
- In fact, she doesn't mention the fact that I've obviously been avoiding her, just sounds genuinely thrilled to hear from me, and as soon as I mention getting together she suggests Monday, which is rather keen, even for Portia.
- 2000, Jane Green, Bookends, London: Penguin Books, ?ISBN; republished as Bookends: A Novel, trade paperback edition, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Books, 2003, ?ISBN, page 304:
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- 1764 December 19 (indicated as 1765), Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller, or a Prospect of Society. A Poem. Inscribed to the Rev. Henry Goldsmith, London: Printed for J[ohn] Newbery, ?OCLC; 3rd edition, London: Printed for J. Newbury,[sic, meaning Newbery] in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1765, ?OCLC, page 10:
- Chearful at morn he wakes from ?hort repo?e, / Brea?ts the keen air, and carolls as he goes; […]
- 1764 December 19 (indicated as 1765), Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller, or a Prospect of Society. A Poem. Inscribed to the Rev. Henry Goldsmith, London: Printed for J[ohn] Newbery, ?OCLC; 3rd edition, London: Printed for J. Newbury,[sic, meaning Newbery] in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1765, ?OCLC, page 10:
- (Britain) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (US, informal, dated) Marvelous.
- (obsolete) Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.
Usage notes
Keen is often used to create compounds, the meaning of most of them being fairly obvious, for example, keen-edged, keen-eyed, keen-sighted, keen-witted, etc.
Synonyms
- (showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness): ardent, eager, prompt
- (having a fine edge or point): sharp
- (acrimonious): biting, cutting, piercing
- (acute of mind): acute, penetrating, shrewd; see also Thesaurus:intelligent
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
keen (third-person singular simple present keens, present participle keening, simple past and past participle keened)
- (transitive, rare) To make cold, to sharpen.
- 1730, James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, A Hymn, A Poem to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton, and Britannia, a Poem, London, Printed for J. Millan, near Whitehall; and A[ndrew] Millar, in the Strand, ?OCLC; republished in The Works of James Thomson. With His Last Corrections and Improvements. In Four Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand, 1766, ?OCLC, page 93, lines 1256–1259:
- This is the pure?t exerci?e of health, / The kind refre?her of the ?ummer-heats; / Nor, when cold Winter keens the brightening flood, / Would I weak-?hivering linger on the brink.
- 1730, James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, A Hymn, A Poem to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton, and Britannia, a Poem, London, Printed for J. Millan, near Whitehall; and A[ndrew] Millar, in the Strand, ?OCLC; republished in The Works of James Thomson. With His Last Corrections and Improvements. In Four Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand, 1766, ?OCLC, page 93, lines 1256–1259:
Etymology 2
From Irish caoin (“to cry, weep; to keen”).
Noun
keen (plural keens)
- A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
Verb
keen (third-person singular simple present keens, present participle keening, simple past and past participle keened)
- (intransitive) To utter a keen.
- 20th century, Stuart Howard-Jones (1904–1974), “Hibernia”, in Kingsley Amis, comp., The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1978, ?ISBN, page 243:
- Last night he had put down too much Potheen / (A vulgar blend of Methyl and Benzene) / That, at some Wake, he might the better keen. / (Keen—meaning 'brisk'? Nay, here the Language warps: / 'Tis singing bawdy Ballads to a Corpse.)
- 20th century, Stuart Howard-Jones (1904–1974), “Hibernia”, in Kingsley Amis, comp., The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1978, ?ISBN, page 243:
- (transitive) To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
- (transitive) To mourn.
Related terms
- keener
References
Anagrams
- Enke, kene, knee, kène, neek
Basque
Noun
keen
- genitive plural of ke
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?e?n/
Particle
keen
- no, not any, not a
Declension
1Form used when the plural of the noun is the same as the singular
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
Particle
keen m or n
- no, not any, not a
Declension
Somali
Verb
keen
- bring
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English kene, from Old English c?ne.
Adjective
keen
- sharp
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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