keenness

Definition of keenness in English English dictionary: sharpness or cutting ability; astuteness or sagacity; {n} sharpness, eagerness, vehemence; a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"; {i} sharpness; pungency; cleverness, perceptiveness, astuteness; intenseness; eagerness, enthusiasm; thinness of edge or fineness of point; The quality or state of being keen; a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
keen: Enthusiastic
Do you want to learn another language? / I'm keen..
keen: brave, courageous; bold, audacious
keen: To utter a keen
Keen—meaning 'brisk'? Nay, here the Language warps:'Tis singing bawdy Ballads to a Corpse.
keen: A prolonged wail for a deceased person
keen: vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite
So keen and greedy to confound a man. -Shak.
keen: sharp; having a fine edge or point
Can we this quote? That my keen knife see not the wound it makes. -Shak.
keen: acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness
Can we this quote? Before the keen inquiry of her thought. -Cowper.
keen: showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense
keen: extremely low as to be competitive
keen prices.
keen: Marvelous
I just got this peachy keen new dress.
keen: {a} sharp, fine, eager, severe
keen: {v} to sharpen
keen: {i} wailing mournful sound, lamentation (especially for the dead)
keen: emphasis If you say that someone is mad keen on something, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about it. So you're not mad keen on science then?. to sing a loud, sad song for someone who has died
keen: very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect"
keen: To sharpen; to make cold
keen: as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen
keen: You use keen to indicate that someone has a lot of enthusiasm for a particular activity and spends a lot of time doing it. She was a keen amateur photographer
keen: Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge
keen: Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features
keen: Cf
keen: as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
keen: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
keen: Coranach
keen: having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"
keen: {s} sharp; biting, pungent; clever, perceptive, astute; strong, intense; eager, enthusiastic; wonderful, amazing (Slang)
keen: Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm
keen: If you are keen on doing something, you very much want to do it. If you are keen that something should happen, you very much want it to happen. You're not keen on going, are you? I'm very keen that the European Union should be as open as possible to trade from Russia She's still keen to keep in touch I am not keen for her to have a bicycle. + keenness keen·ness Doyle's keenness to please. a keenness for the idea of a co-ordinated approach to development. = enthusiasm
keen: Keen prices are low and competitive. The company negotiates very keen prices with their suppliers. + keenly keen·ly The shops also offer a keenly priced curtain-making service
keen: Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc,; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen
keen: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
keen: intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
keen: A keen fight or competition is one in which the competitors are all trying very hard to win, and it is not easy to predict who will win. There is expected to be a keen fight in the local elections. + keenly keen·ly The contest should be very keenly fought
keen: {f} lament, mourn, wail
keen: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
keen: a funeral lament sung with loud wailing having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade
keen: If you are a keen supporter of a cause, movement, or idea, you support it enthusiastically. He's been a keen supporter of the Labour Party all his life
keen: a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
keen: A keen interest or emotion is one that is very intense. He had retained a keen interest in the progress of the work. + keenly keen·ly She remained keenly interested in international affairs This is a keenly awaited project
keen: If you are keen on something, you like it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it. I got quite keen on the idea + keenness keen·ness his keenness for the arts
keen: To sharpen; to make cold. [R.]
keen: To wail as a keener does
keen: If you say that someone has a keen mind, you mean that they are very clever and aware of what is happening around them. They described him as a man of keen intellect + keenly keen·ly They're keenly aware that whatever they decide will set a precedent
keen: If you describe someone as keen, you mean that they have an enthusiastic nature and are interested in everything that they do. He's a very keen student and works very hard = enthusiastic + keenness keen·ness the keenness of the students
keen: Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite
keen: Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; applied to cold, wind, etc
keen: If you have a keen eye or ear, you are able to notice things that are difficult to detect. an amateur artist with a keen eye for detail = sharp + keenly keen·ly Charles listened keenly