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- Dictionarykeenness/ˈkiːnnɪs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness: "he has expressed his keenness to retain his job" Similar Opposite
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the quality of being very interested and eager, or wanting something very much: John approved of my keenness to work. Fewer examples. I think the political keenness she had in the '80s has been dulled by time. But Annie shows no keenness to leave. She remembers Ken's keenness for poetry as a boy.
: 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. keen eyes. a keen sense of smell. c. : sharply contested. keen competition. keen debate. 2. a (1)
the quality of understanding well or quickly. the keenness of her insight. the quality of competing very hard for something. the keenness of the competition. Check pronunciation: keenness. Definition of keenness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 or bracing: a keen wind. 6.
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
very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much: She's a keen tennis player. Joan wanted to go to a movie but I wasn't keen (= I didn't want to go). keen to They were very keen to start work as soon as possible. keen on She's keen on ( playing) tennis. UK My son's mad keen on biking.
Keenness Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Filter. 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.
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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English keen1 /kiːn/ S3 W3 adjective 1 want something especially British English wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much SYN eager keen to do something He told me that he was keen to help. keen on doing something I wasn’t keen on going there on my own. keen for something to hap...
