Intelligence
Intelligence noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: as head of the customer service department, he has handled complaints and disputes with unfailing intelligence and good humor
Keenness is a synonym for intelligence. In some cases you can use "Keenness" instead a noun "Intelligence".
Keenness
Keenness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: had the financial keenness to know that the stock was overvalued
Intelligence is a synonym for keenness in insight topic. Sometimes you can use "Intelligence" instead a noun "Keenness", if it concerns topics such as acuity.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- understanding and intelligence
- understanding and keenness
- perception and intelligence
- perception and keenness
- discernment and intelligence
- discernment and keenness
- judgment and intelligence
- judgment and keenness
- penetration and intelligence
- penetration and keenness
- acuteness and intelligence
- acuteness and keenness
- alertness and intelligence
- alertness and keenness
How words are described
| average | average intelligence | average keenness |
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