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enthusiasm vs keenness

keenness vs enthusiasm

enthusiasm and keenness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enthusiasm Yes No No No
keenness Yes No No No
As nouns, keenness is a hyponym of enthusiasm; that is, keenness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enthusiasm:
  • enthusiasm: a feeling of excitement
  • keenness: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
Other hyponyms of enthusiasm include gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness, avidity, avidness, eagerness, exuberance, technophilia.
enthusiasm (noun) keenness (noun)
overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval thinness of edge or fineness of point
a lively interest a quick and penetrating intelligence
a feeling of excitement a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
Difference between enthusiasm and keenness

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