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Webster 1913 Edition


Keenness

Keen′ness

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Noun.
The quality or state of being keen.

Webster 1828 Edition


Keenness

KEE'NNESS

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Noun.
Eagerness; vehemence; as the keenness of hunger.
1.
Sharpness; fineness of edge; as the keenness of a razor.
2.
The quality of piercing; rigor; sharpness; as the keenness of the air or of cold.
3.
Asperity; acrimony; bitterness; as the keenness of satire, invective or sarcasm.
4.
Acuteness; sharpness; as the keenness of wit.

Definition 2024


keenness

keenness

English

Noun

keenness (countable and uncountable, plural keennesses)

  1. sharpness or cutting ability
  2. astuteness or sagacity
  3. eagerness or enthusiasm