Akademik

keenness

noun

1. a quick and penetrating intelligence (Freq. 1)

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he argued with great acuteness

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I admired the keenness of his mind

• Syn: ↑acuteness, ↑acuity, ↑sharpness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑keen, ↑sharp (for: ↑sharpness), ↑acute (for: ↑acuteness)

• Hypernyms: ↑intelligence

• Hyponyms: ↑steel trap

2. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

• Syn: ↑eagerness, ↑avidity, ↑avidness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑avid (for: ↑avidness), ↑avid (for: ↑avidity), ↑eager (for: ↑eagerness)

• Hypernyms: ↑enthusiasm

• Hyponyms: ↑ardor, ↑ardour, ↑elan, ↑zeal

3. thinness of edge or fineness of point

• Syn: ↑sharpness

• Ant: ↑dullness (for: ↑sharpness)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑sharp, ↑sharp (for: ↑sharpness)

• Hypernyms: ↑shape, ↑form, ↑configuration, ↑contour, ↑conformation

• Hyponyms: ↑acuteness

• Attrubites: ↑sharp

Useful english dictionary. 2012.