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Keenness

Keenness Meaning & Definition
Keenness Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Keenness?

[n] thinness of edge or fineness of point
[n] a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
[n] a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

Synonyms | Synonyms for Keenness: acuity | acuteness | avidity | avidness | eagerness | sharpness | sharpness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Keenness: absolute zero | acerbity | acidity | acidness | acidulousness | acridity | acrimony | acuity | acumen | acumination | acuteness | adroitness | agility | alacrity | alertness | algidity | animation | anxiety | anxiousness | appetite | aptitude | aptness | asperity | astringency | astuteness | attention | attentiveness | avidity | avidness | bite | bitingness | bitterness | bleakness | braininess | breathless impatience | brightness | brilliance | briskness | causticity | causticness | cheerful readiness | chill | chilliness | clear thinking | cleverness | cold | coldness | cool | coolness | coolth | corrosiveness | crispness | cryogenics | cryology | cuttingness | decrease in temperature | dexterity | discernment | discrimination | eagerness | edge | elan | esprit | facetiousness | fierceness | flair | forwardness | freezing point | freshness | frigidity | frostiness | funniness | gelidity | genius | giftedness | gifts | grip | gust | gusto | harshness | humorousness | iciness | impatience | incisiveness | inclemency | intense cold | jocoseness | jocularity | joking | joshing | keen desire | keen-wittedness | life | liveliness | low temperature | mental alertness | mercurial mind | mordacity | mordancy | mucronation | native cleverness | nimble mind | nimbleness | nimble-wittedness | nip | nippiness | nous | penetration | percipience | perspicacity | piercingness | piquancy | pleasantry | poignancy | point | pointedness | prickliness | promptitude | promptness | punctuality | pungency | quick parts | quick thinking | quick wit | quickness | quick-wittedness | rawness | readiness | ready wit | rigor | roughness | saltiness | savvy | severity | sharp air | sharpness | sharp-wittedness | shrewdness | sleeplessness | smartness | smarts | sourness | spinosity | spirit | sprightly wit | stabbingness | sting | stridency | stringency | talent | tartness | teeth | thorniness | trenchancy | vehemence | verve | violence | virulence | vitality | vivacity | wakefulness | wit | wittiness | zest | zestfulness

See Also | acuteness | ardor | ardour | configuration | conformation | contour | elan | enthusiasm | form | intelligence | shape | steel trap | zeal

Keenness In Webster's Dictionary

\Keen"ness\, n. The quality or state of being keen.

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