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keenness
keen 1 K0028500 (kēn)adj. keen·er, keen·est 1. Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.2. Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity. See Synonyms at sharp.3. Acutely sensitive: a keen ear.4. Sharp; vivid; strong: "His entire body hungered for keen sensation, something exciting" (Richard Wright).5. Intense or bracing: a keen wind.6. Pungent; acrid: A keen smell of skunk was left behind.7. a. Ardent; enthusiastic: a keen chess player.b. Eagerly desirous: keen on going to Europe in the spring.8. Slang Great; splendid; fine: What a keen day!
[Middle English kene, from Old English cēne, brave.]
keen′ly adv.keen′ness n.
keen 2 K0028500 (kēn)n. A loud wailing or lament for the dead.intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry.
[From Irish Gaelic caoineadh, from caonim, I lament, from Old Irish caínim, coínim, perhaps of Brittonic origin.]
keen′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  keenness - a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"sharpness, acuity, acutenessintelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experiencesteel trap - an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap" | | 2. |  keenness - a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with somethingavidity, avidness, eagernessenthusiasm - a feeling of excitementardor, ardour, elan, zeal - a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" | | 3. | keenness - thinness of edge or fineness of pointsharpnessacuteness - the quality of having a sharp edge or pointshape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" |
keennessnoun1. eagerness, passion, enthusiasm, intensity, zeal, zest, impatience, fervour, diligence, ardour, earnestness, ebullience, avidity, avidness the keenness of the students2. astuteness, wisdom, insight, sensitivity, cleverness, shrewdness, discernment, sagacity, canniness, sapience the keenness of his imaginationkeennessnoun1. A cutting quality:bite, edge, incisiveness, sharpness, sting.2. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging:acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, nose, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness, shrewdness, wit.Translationskeen (kiːn) adjective1. eager or enthusiastic. He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed. 熱衷的 热心的2. sharp. Her eyesight is as keen as ever. 敏銳的 敏锐的3. (of wind etc) very cold and biting. 凜冽的 凛冽的ˈkeenly adverb 熱衷地，敏銳地 锐利地，敏锐地 ˈkeenness noun 熱衷，敏銳 锐利，敏锐 keen on very enthusiastic about, interested in or fond of. She's keen on sailing; She's been keen on that boy for years. 熱衷於，對…感興趣，喜愛 喜欢，热爱，醉心于 IdiomsSeekeenMedicalSeeKeenkeenness
Synonyms for keennessnoun eagernessSynonyms- eagerness
- passion
- enthusiasm
- intensity
- zeal
- zest
- impatience
- fervour
- diligence
- ardour
- earnestness
- ebullience
- avidity
- avidness
noun astutenessSynonyms- astuteness
- wisdom
- insight
- sensitivity
- cleverness
- shrewdness
- discernment
- sagacity
- canniness
- sapience
Synonyms for keennessnoun a cutting qualitySynonyms- bite
- edge
- incisiveness
- sharpness
- sting
noun skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judgingSynonyms- acumen
- astuteness
- clear-sightedness
- discernment
- discrimination
- eye
- nose
- penetration
- perceptiveness
- percipience
- percipiency
- perspicacity
- sagacity
- sageness
- shrewdness
- wit
Synonyms for keennessnoun a quick and penetrating intelligenceSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with somethingSynonymsRelated Words- enthusiasm
- ardor
- ardour
- elan
- zeal
noun thinness of edge or fineness of pointSynonymsRelated Words- acuteness
- shape
- configuration
- conformation
- contour
- form
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