Etymology

keener

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Today it means: One who keens at a funeral. Full definition →

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keener · adjective1

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keener · noun2

From keen (“lament”, verb) + -er (“one who does”).

keener · noun3

From keen (“enthusiastic”) + -er (“one who is”).

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