keenness

Noun
  1. A quick and penetrating intelligence (synset 105628251)
    "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
    is a type of: intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
    subtypes: steel trap - an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps)
    same as: acuity, acuteness, sharpness
  2. A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something (synset 107570749)
    is a type of: enthusiasm - a feeling of excitement
    subtypes: ardor, ardour, elan, zeal - a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
    same as: avidity, avidness, eagerness
  3. Thinness of edge or fineness of point (synset 104712672)
    tells us about: sharp - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
    is a type of: configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
    subtypes: acuteness - the quality of having a sharp edge or point
    same as: sharpness

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