Associations to the word «Keenness»

Wiktionary

KEENNESS, noun. Sharpness or cutting ability
KEENNESS, noun. Astuteness or sagacity
KEENNESS, noun. Eagerness or enthusiasm

Dictionary definition

KEENNESS, noun. A quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind".
KEENNESS, noun. A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something.
KEENNESS, noun. Thinness of edge or fineness of point.

Wise words

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