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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acuity, acuteness, sharpness |
| Type of | intelligence |
| Has types | steel trap |
| Derivation | keen |
I admired the keenness of his mind.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sharpness |
| Type of | form, contour, shape, conformation, configuration |
| Has types | acuteness |
| Derivation | sharp |
Examples of keenness
keenness
Hence Microsoft's sudden keenness to gain a foothold in the new arena of computing.
From the economist.com
And yet it sits uneasily with the government's laudable keenness on local autonomy.
From the economist.com
He did not find it funny, and his keenness to act for working people was reinforced.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hence its keenness to steer investors towards a measure that excludes marketing costs.
From the economist.com
Mancini would have anticipated that energy and keenness would belong mostly to Liverpool.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hollande's disdain for austerity and keenness on taxing the rich is not helping, however.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
With almost uncanny keenness of eye, he has proved himself an expert bow-and-arrow marksman.
From the sfgate.com
He also explained his keenness to get involved in tennis politics.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Lu, with an uncanny political keenness, realized that this was his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
From the theepochtimes.com
- Acuteness: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
- Eagerness: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
- Sharpness: thinness of edge or fineness of point
- Sharpness or cutting ability; astuteness or sagacity
- The degree of interest the dog shows toward stock. Keenness can change over time, increasing or decreasing.
