acute

a·cute  (-kyt)

adj.

1. Having a sharp point or tip.

2. Keenly perceptive or discerning: "a raw, chilling and psychologically acute novel of human passions reduced to their deadliest essence" Literary Guild Magazine. See Synonyms at sharp.

3. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive: His hearing was unusually acute.

4. Of great importance or consequence; crucial: an acute lack of research funds.

5. Extremely sharp or severe; intense: acute pain; acute relief.

6. Medicine

a. Having a rapid onset and following a short but severe course: acute disease.

b. Afflicted by a disease exhibiting a rapid onset followed by a short, severe course: acute patients.

7. Music High in pitch; shrill.

8. Geometry Having an acute angle: an acute triangle.

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[Latin actus, past participle of acuere, to sharpen, from acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·cutely adv.

a·cuteness n.

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acute

Adjective

1. severe or intense: acute staff shortages

2. penetrating in perception or insight

3. sensitive or keen: it was amazing how acute your hearing got in the bush

4. (of a disease) sudden and severe

5. Maths (of an angle) of less than 90°

6. (of a hospital or bed) intended to accommodate short-term patients

Noun

an acute accent [Latin acutus]

acutely adv
acuteness n

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acute  (-kyt)

1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions, as hearing or eyesight; sensitive.

2. Relating to an illness that has a rapid onset and follows a short but severe course. Compare chronic.

3. Having an acute angle.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acute - a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation acute accent, ague accent mark, accent - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Adj.	1.	acute - having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques chronic - being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
	2.	acute - extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" intense sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"
	3.	acute - having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" penetrating, penetrative, piercing, incisive, keen, knifelike, discriminating, sharp perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
	4.	acute - of an angle; less than 90 degrees obtuse - of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
	5.	acute - ending in a sharp point acuate, needlelike, sharp pointed - having a point
	6.	acute - of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds" critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"

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acute

adjective 1. serious, important, dangerous, critical, crucial, alarming, severe, grave, sudden, urgent, decisive

adjective 2. sharp, shooting, powerful, violent, severe, intense, overwhelming, distressing, stabbing, cutting, fierce, piercing, racking, exquisite, poignant, harrowing, overpowering, shrill, excruciating

adjective 3. perceptive, sharp, keen, smart, sensitive, clever, subtle, piercing, penetrating, discriminating, discerning, ingenious, astute, intuitive, canny, incisive, insightful, observant, perspicacious << OPPOSITE slow

Translations

acute [əˈkjuːt] adj → agudo

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acute [əˈkjuːt] adj → aigu(ë); [mind, observer] → pénétrant(e)

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acute [əˈkjuːt] adj → akut;

(anxiety) → heftig;

(mind) → scharf;

(person) → scharfsinnig;

(Math) (angle) → spitz;

(Ling);

acute accent → Akut m