keenness
noun
keenness is spelled K-E-E-N-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keenness means “sharpness or cutting ability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keenness is keennesses.
How many letters and syllables are in keenness?
| Letters | 8: K-E-E-N-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is keenness?
Keenness appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce keenness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-keenness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keenness
- keennesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keenness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
sharpness or cutting ability
- 2
astuteness or sagacity
- 3
eagerness or enthusiasm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does keenness come from?
From keen + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).