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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 | ||
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