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- DictionaryKeen·ness/ˈkēn(n)əs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness: "he has expressed his keenness to retain his job"
an ability to understand things quickly : his keenness of mind. an ability to see, notice, or hear things very well: She has a keenness of ear and eye. More examples. Fewer examples. Cultural criticism sinks or swims on the keenness of its observations.
1. a. : intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind. a keen student. a keen awareness of the problem. also : shrewdly astute. a keen assessment. b. : extremely sensitive in perception.
keenness. noun. 1. 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.
Keenness is a state of being eager. Your keenness to answer your teacher's question may cause you to jump out of your seat a little as you raise your hand. Keenness is a kind of enthusiasm, like a group of fans' keenness to meet their favorite movie star.
Synonyms for KEENNESS: bitterness, bite, edge, acerbity, acuteness, poignancy, sharpness, severity; Antonyms of KEENNESS: softness, gentleness, mildness, kindliness, indifference, apathy, nonchalance, unconcern.
noun. Sharpness or cutting ability. Wiktionary. Astuteness or sagacity. Wiktionary. Eagerness or enthusiasm. Wiktionary. Synonyms: avidness. avidity. eagerness. acuity. sharpness. acuteness. shrewdness. insight. wit. sageness. sagacity. perspicacity. percipiency. percipience. perceptiveness. Antonyms: dullness. Origin of Keenness. keen +"Ž -ness.
the strength or depth of a feeling. the quality of understanding well or quickly. the quality of competing very hard for something. Definition of keenness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
KEEN definition: 1. very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much: 2. extreme or very strong: 3…. Learn more.
having great ability to see clearly and understand; astute: a keen observer of human nature. intense: keen competition for the job. eager; interested; enthusiastic: [ ~ + to + verb] [ usually: be + ~] I was very keen to go swimming. [ ~ + on/about] He was very keen on football.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun keenness. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
