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keenness
  1. sharpness or cutting ability
  2. astuteness or sagacity
  3. eagerness or enthusiasm
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  5. Examples:
    1. “My lord displayed a keenness and enthusiasm, in short, an appetite, which far surpassed those of the mortals left behind in his wake.”
      “Faced with such learning and keenness of mind, we cannot help but feel quite inadequate in interpreting his philosophy.”
      “A cavalry horse soon acquires a keenness of smell and vision not excelled by a dog.”
keener
  1. (dated) One who keens at a funeral.
  2. (informal, Britain, Canada) Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser.
keening
keen
  1. A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Minutes later he heard its Klaxon, just one sharp keen, like the harsh cry of a sea-bird.”
keennesses
keenings
keeners
  1. plural of keener
keens
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