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"

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keenness

noun

1. eagerness, passion, enthusiasm, intensity, zeal, zest, impatience, fervour, diligence, ardour, earnestness, ebullience, avidity, avidness the keenness of the students

2. astuteness, wisdom, insight, sensitivity, cleverness, shrewdness, discernment, sagacity, canniness, sapience the keenness of his imagination

Translations

keenness [ˈkiːnnɪs] N

1. (= sharpness) [of mind, sense of humour, eyesight] → agudeza f; [of blade] → lo afilado; [of wind] → lo cortante

2. (= intensity) → intensidad f

3. (= enthusiasm) → entusiasmo m

keenness [ˈkiːnnɪs] n (= eagerness) → empressement m
What she lacks in ability she makes up for in keenness → Les compétences qui lui manquent, elle les compense par son empressement.
keenness to do sth → empressement à faire qch
She showed a great keenness to participate → Elle montrait un grand empressement à participer.

keenness

n

(of blade, mind, wind, sight) → Schärfe f

(= enthusiasm) → Begeisterung f; (of fan, supporter, golfer) → Leidenschaftlichkeit f; (of applicant, learner) → starkes Interesse; (= hardworking nature) → Eifer m; his keenness to go is suspicious → dass er so unbedingt gehen will, ist verdächtig

keenness [ˈkiːnnɪs] n (eagerness) → entusiasmo

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keenness [ˈkiːnnɪs] n (eagerness) → entusiasmo