keenness meaning and definition

KEENNESS noun

Definition of keenness (noun)

1. a quick and penetrating intelligence
   • "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
   • synonyms: acuity, acuteness, sharpness
2. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
   • synonyms: avidity, avidness, eagerness
3. thinness of edge or fineness of point
   • synonyms: sharpness
   • antonym: bluntness