Keenness: alternatives and connections

The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.

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Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.

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Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.

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Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.

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Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to som…

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A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.

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To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

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The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.

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Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.

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The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.

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The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.

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Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

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Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

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