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   Keen·ness

   /ˈkēn(n)əs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness: "he has expressed his keenness to retain his job" Similar eagernesswillingnessreadinessdesirewishanxietyimpatienceenthusiasmfervorwholeheartednesszestzealardorpassiondevotionavidityearnestnessdiligenceassiduityconscientiousnessintentnesssharpnessrazor-sharpnessacutenesssharpnesssensitivityperceptivenessdiscriminationclarityacuitysharpnesssubtletyincisivenessastutenessperspicacityperceptivenessquick-wittednesssharp-wittednessshrewdnesspenetrationinsightclevernessdiscernmentintelligencebrightnessbrilliancecanninesssagacityincisivenesscausticitytartnesssharpnessmordancyacidityacerbitytrenchancypungencyvirulencesarcasmsardonicismsatireintensityacutenessextremitystrengthpowerviolenceprofunditydepthferocityOpposite reluctancebluntnessdullnessobtusenessgentlenessinsipidity

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