Keenness \Keen"ness\, n. The quality or state of being keen.
keenness
n 1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: {acuteness},
{acuity}, {sharpness}]
2: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
[syn: {eagerness}, {avidity}, {avidness}]
3: thinness of edge or fineness of point [syn: {sharpness}]
[ant: {dullness}]