"keenness" meaning in All languages combined

See keenness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-keenness.wav [US] Forms: keennesses [plural]
Etymology: keen + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|keen|ness}} keen + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} keenness (countable and uncountable, plural keennesses)
  1. sharpness or cutting ability Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-keenness-en-noun-ZPFIgBzg
  2. astuteness or sagacity Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-keenness-en-noun-KDYV2666 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 81 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 30 64 5
  3. eagerness or enthusiasm Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-keenness-en-noun-EQU0Ji8h

Inflected forms

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