Antonyms for keenings
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kee-ning |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈki nɪŋ |
Definition of keenings
Origin :- c.1200, from Old English cene "bold brave," later "clever, wise," from Proto-Germanic *kan- "be able to" (see can). Original prehistoric senses seem to have been both "brave" and "skilled;" cognate with Old Norse kænn "skillful, wise," Middle Dutch coene "bold," Dutch koen, Old High German kuon "pugnacious, strong," German kühn "bold, daring." Sense of "eager" is from mid-14c. The meaning "sharp" is peculiar to English: of blades and edges early 13c., of sounds c.1400, of eyesight c.1720. A popular word of approval in teenager and student slang from c.1900.
- As in lament/lamentation : noun grief, complaint
- As in mourning : noun sadness, time of sadness
- As in sobbing : noun cry
- As in wailing : noun cry
- As in cry : noun weeping and making sad sounds
Synonyms for keenings
- aching
- bawl
- bawling
- bereavement
- bewailing
- blackness
- blubber
- blubbering
- complaining
- crying
- darkness
- dirge
- elegy
- grief
- grieving
- howl
- howling
- jeremiad
- keen
- keening
- lament
- lamentation
- lamenting
- languishing
- moan
- moaning
- mourning
- pining
- plaint
- repining
- requiem
- shedding tears
- snivel
- snivelling
- sob
- sobbing
- sorrow
- sorrowing
- tear
- tears
- the blues
- threnody
- ululation
- wail
- wailing
- weep
- weeping
- whimpering
- woe
- yowl
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