Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keene

/kiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: keene
IPA: /kiːn/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of keen.

Obsolete

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An English surname from Old English, a variant of Keen.

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A surname from Irish, a variant of Keane.

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A community in Otonabee-South Monaghan township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.

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Example Sentences

"Ophe[lia] You are keene my Lord, you are keene. / Ham[let] It would coſt you a groaning, to take off my edge."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more keene (comparative) most keene (superlative)

Homonyms

keen Keane

Rhymes With

between mean seen green clean scene machine queen screen marine dean routine

Questions

How do you pronounce keene?: The recorded pronunciation is /kiːn/.
What does keene mean?: Obsolete form of keen.

How to pronounce keene

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