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Keenness Definition & Meaning

keenness
noun
  1. a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
  2. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
  3. thinness of edge or fineness of point

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What does keenness mean?
a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something thinness of edge or fineness of point
What part of speech is keenness?
Keenness is a noun.
How many definitions does keenness have?
Keenness has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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