keenness
pronunciation
How to pronounce keenness in British English:
UK [ˈkiːnnəs]
How to pronounce keenness in American English:
US [ ˈkiːnnəs]
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- Noun:
- a quick and penetrating intelligence
- a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
- thinness of edge or fineness of point
Word Origin
- keenness (n.)
- 1520s, from keen (adj.) + -ness.
Example
- 1. His headache has departed ; his every sense seem to have gained keenness .
- 2. The scabbard is content to be dull when it protects the keenness of .
- 3. His headache had departed ; his every sense seemed to have gained keenness .
- 4. The razor-blade is proud of its keenness when is sneers at the sun .
- 5. The scabbard is content to be dull when it protects the keenness of the sword .