English noun: keenness | |||
1. | keenness (cognition) a quick and penetrating intelligence | ||
Samples | He argued with great acuteness. I admired the keenness of his mind. | ||
Synonyms | acuity, acuteness, sharpness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intelligence | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | steel trap | ||
2. | keenness (feeling) a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something | ||
Synonyms | avidity, avidness, eagerness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enthusiasm | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ardor, ardour, elan, zeal | ||
3. | keenness (attribute) thinness of edge or fineness of point | ||
Synonyms | sharpness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acuteness | ||
Attribute | sharp | ||
Antonyms | bluntness, dullness | ||