unkeen

U1N1K5E1E1N1

adjective

Not keen, lacking in enthusiasm or motivation.

Opposite
keen
OriginEnglish keen ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunkeen (comparative more unkeen, superlative most unkeen)

comparative more unkeen · superlative most unkeen

  1. Not keen, lacking in enthusiasm or motivation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
keen

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishkeen
  9. Englishunkeen

From un- + keen.

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APA

unkeen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkeen

MLA

“unkeen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkeen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unkeen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkeen.

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