keenness

keen ¹  (kn)

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; piercing: 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!

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[Middle English kene, from Old English cne, brave.]

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keenly adv.

keenness n.

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keen ²  (kn)

n.

A loud, wailing lament for the dead.

intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens

To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry.

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[From Irish Gaelic caoineadh, from caoninim, I lament, from Old Irish caínim, coínim, perhaps of Brittonic origin.]

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keener n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	keenness - a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" sharpness, acuity, acuteness intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience steel 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 something avidity, avidness, eagerness enthusiasm - a feeling of excitement ardor, 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 point sharpness acuteness - the quality of having a sharp edge or point shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"

Translations

keenness [ˈkiːnnɪs] n (= eagerness) → entusiasmo, interés m

keenness [ˈkiːnnɪs] n (= eagerness) → enthousiasme m;

keenness to do → vif désir de faire

keenness [ˈkiːnnɪs] keen n → Begeisterung f, Eifer m;

his keenness to go is suspicious keen → dass er so unbedingt gehen will, ist verdächtig

keenness [ˈkiːnnɪs] n (= eagerness) → entusiasmo