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keennessnoun a harsh or sharp qualitythe keenness of the knife should tell you that it was sharpened recently a writer famous for the keenness of her wit acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, edge, harshness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness ginger, punch, spice, tangraucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriolcattiness, maliciousnesspointedness, thorniness mildness, softness gentleness, kindliness urgent desire or interestwas looking forward to his birthday party with the keenness of a youngster appetite, ardor, avidity, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, hunger, impatience, lust, thirst alacrity, quicknessambition, gusto, zestappetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zealamenability, readiness, willingness apathy, indifference casualness, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcernaloofness, detachmentimpassivity, languidness, languorhalfheartedness, lukewarmness exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical mattershad the financial keenness to know that the stock was overvalued acumen, astuteness, caginess(also cageyness), canniness, clear-sightedness, foxiness, hardheadedness, intelligence, knowingness, sharpness, shrewdness, wit discernment, insight, perception, perceptiveness, perceptivity, percipience, sagaciousness, sagacity, sageness, sapience, wisdomartfulness, artifice, craft, craftiness, cunning, deviousness, guile, slickness, slyness, sneakiness, subtleness, subtlety, wilinessbrain(s), gray matter, intellect, reason, sense artlessness, greenness, guilelessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naiveness, naïveté(also naivete or naiveté), simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, unsophistication, unworldlinessbrainlessness, density, doltishness, dopiness, dumbness, fatuity, foolishness, half-wittedness, mindlessness, oafishness, obtuseness, senselessness, slowness, stupidity, stupidness, vacuity, witlessness the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differencesthere's an enhanced keenness of hearing that young mothers seem to develop acuity, acuteness, delicacy, perceptiveness, perceptivity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sharpness hyperacuity, hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity, oversensitiveness, oversensitivity, supersensitivityaccuracy, exactitude, exactness, fineness |