a·cute ( -ky t )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. [Latin ac  tus, past participle of acuere, to sharpen, from acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]a·cute ly adv.a·cute ness n. |
acute [əˈkjuːt]
adj
1. penetrating in perception or insight
2. sensitive to details; keen
3. of extreme importance; crucial
4. sharp or severe; intense acute pain an acute drought
5. having a sharp end or point
6. (Mathematics) Maths
a. (of an angle) less than 90°
b. (of a triangle) having all its interior angles less than 90°
7. (Medicine) (of a disease)
a. arising suddenly and manifesting intense severity
b. of relatively short duration Compare chronic [2]
8. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics
a. (of a vowel or syllable in some languages with a pitch accent, such as ancient Greek) spoken or sung on a higher musical pitch relative to neighbouring syllables or vowels
b. of or relating to an accent (´) placed over vowels, denoting that the vowel is pronounced with higher musical pitch (as in ancient Greek), with a certain special quality (as in French), etc. Compare (for senses 8a, 8b) grave2 [5] circumflex
9. (Medicine) (of a hospital, hospital bed, or ward) intended to accommodate short-term patients with acute illnesses
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an acute accent
[from Latin acūtus, past participle of acuere to sharpen, from acus needle]
acutely adv
acuteness n
| 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | acute - a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation 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" 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" 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 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" |
acute
adjective
1. serious, important, dangerous, critical, crucial, alarming, severe, grave, sudden, urgent, decisive The war aggravated an acute economic crisis.
2. sharp, shooting, powerful, violent, severe, intense, overwhelming, distressing, stabbing, cutting, fierce, piercing, racking, exquisite, poignant, harrowing, overpowering, shrill, excruciating His back is arched as if in acute pain.
3. keen, good, penetrating, finely honed In the dark my sense of smell and hearing become so acute.
4. perceptive, sharp, keen, smart, sensitive, clever, subtle, piercing, penetrating, discriminating, discerning, ingenious, astute, intuitive, canny, incisive, insightful, observant, perspicacious His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.
perceptive slow, stupid, dull, dim, dense, obtuse, unintelligent, dim-witted
perceptive slow, stupid, dull, dim, dense, obtuse, unintelligent, dim-witted
Translations
acute [əˈkjuːt] ADJ
1. (= intense) [crisis, shortage, problem] → grave; [anxiety, joy] → profundo, intenso; [pain] → agudo; [discomfort] → fuerte
the report has caused the government acute embarrassment → el informe ha puesto en una situación de lo más embarazosa al gobierno
to become acute [shortage, problem] → agravarse
the report has caused the government acute embarrassment → el informe ha puesto en una situación de lo más embarazosa al gobierno
to become acute [shortage, problem] → agravarse
2. (= keen) [hearing] → fino, agudo; [sense of smell] → fino
to have acute powers of observation → tener agudas or grandes dotes de observación
to have acute powers of observation → tener agudas or grandes dotes de observación
3. (= shrewd) [person, mind, comment] → agudo, perspicaz
that was very acute of you! → ¡qué perspicaz! → ¡eres un lince!
that was very acute of you! → ¡qué perspicaz! → ¡eres un lince!
4. (Med) [illness, case, appendicitis] → agudo
5. (Geom) [angle] → agudo
acute [əˈkjuːt] adj
(MEDICINE) [illness, arthritis] → aigu(ë)
(= keen, perceptive) [mind, observer] → clairvoyant(e); [hearing] → fin(e); [eyesight] → perçant(e)
e acute → e accent aigu
acute
adj
(= intense, serious) pain, shortage, appendicitis → akut; pleasure → intensiv; acute beds (Med) → Akutbetten pl
(Math) angle → spitz
n (Ling) → Akut m
acute [əˈkjuːt] adj (eyesight, accent, angle) → acuto/a; (hearing, smell) → fine; (pain, anxiety, joy) → intenso/a; (crisis, shortage) → grave; (person, mind) → perspicace, dotato/a di acume
adj acute [əˈkjuːt]
1 (of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long They think his illness is acute rather than chronic. akuut قَاس، مُبَرِّح، شَدِيد остър akutní akut akut οξύς agudo akuutne شدید ولی زودگذر akuutti aigu חָמוּר, חָד तीक्ष्ण akutan heveny; fokozódó akut bráður acuto, acuta 急性の (병이) 급성의 ūmus akūts genting acuut akutt ostry agudo acut острый akútny, náhly, prudký akuten akutan akut ฉับพลัน şiddetli 急性的 гострий مر ضِ حار ، شدید cấp tính 急性的
2 very great There is an acute shortage of teachers. akute نَقْص (حَاد) остър kritický akut akut έντονος acusado, grave karjuv شدید vakava critique חָרִיף जबरदस्त velik kiáltó, akut gawat ákafur, alvarlegur critico 重大な (상황·사태 등이) 심각한 didelis liels; īsts amat sangat nijpend akutt, alvorlig ostry, poważny intenso acut острый kritický kritičen velik akut รุนแรง büyük, ciddi 嚴重的 гострий شدید lớn 嚴重的
3 quick-witted As a businessman, he's very acute. knap ذَكَاء (حَاد) проницателен bystrý skarpsindig scharfsinnig οξύνους perspicaz terane تیزبین terävä-älyinen avisé חַד-אַבחָנָה, חָרִיף, חָכָם कुशाग्र pronicav éles eszű cerdas skarpur acuto, perspicace 鋭敏な (통찰력이) 예리한 įžvalgus atjautīgs tajam pemikiran scherpzinnig skarp(sindig) bystry, rozgarnięty perspicaz ager проницательный bystrý sposoben oštrouman skarpsinnig มีไหวพริบดี gözü açık, zeki 反應靈敏的 кмітливий, тямущий مستعد nhạy bén 敏銳的
4 (of the senses) keen acute hearing. goed حِسْ (مُرْهَف) остър jemný fin; skarp scharf οξύς (για αίσθηση) muy fino terav تیز؛ حساس terävä fin חָד oštar éles tajam næmur acuto 鋭い (감각이) 예민한 geras, aštrus ass; spēcīgs tajam scherp fin, skarp wyczulony agudo fin острый jemný oster osetljiv fin, högt utvecklad แหลม (เสียง) keskin 敏銳的 гострий تیز فہم tinh 敏捷的
acute angle
an angle of less than ninety degrees. skerphoek زَاوِيَة (حَادَّه) остър ostrý úhel spids vinkel spitzer Winkel οξεία γωνία agudo teravnurk حاده؛ تند terävä kulma angle aigu זָוִית חַדָה @@@זָווִית חַדָה$$$ न्यून कोण šiljati kut hegyes szög sudut tajam hvasst horn angolo acuto 鋭角 예각 smailus kampas šaurleņķis sudut tirus scherpe hoek spiss vinkel kąt ostry ângulo agudo unghi ascuţit острый угол ostrý uhol ostri kot oštar spetsig vinkel มุมแหลม dar açı 銳角 гострий кут زاویہ حادہ góc nhọn 銳角
adv aˈcutely
akuut بِصُورَة حَادَّة остро intenzivně, pronikavě akut scharf έντονα, με οξύτητα intensamente teravalt به شدت terävästi vivement בַּחֲרִיפוּת तीव्रता से istančano élesen, fokozottan hidup, benar-benar ákaflega, skarplega acutamente, con acutezza 鋭く 날카롭게 aštriai, ūmiai asi; spēcīgi; īsti dengan tajam hevig akutt, skarpt ostro vivamente (în mod) acut остро, резко prenikavo ostro oštro akut อย่างมีไหวพริบ; อย่างรุนแรง fazlasıyla, son derece, şiddetle 敏銳地 гостро شدید طور پو sâu sắc 銳利地
n aˈcuteness
akuutheid حِدَّه острота akutnost; bystrost; ostrost skarpsindighed die Schärfe οξύτητα, οξύνοια agudeza teravus شدت terävyys acuité חֲרִיפוּת तीक्ष्णता istančanost élesség, erősség keadaan akut skarpskyggni, næmleiki acutezza, acume 鋭さ 날카로움 aštrumas, ūmumas asums; spēcīgums; īstums ketajaman scherpte skarphet, heftighet ostrość agudeza acuitate острота ostrosť, bystrosť, naliehavosť ostrina oštrina skärpa, intensitet, häftighet การมีไหวพริบ keskinlik 敏銳性 проникливість; кмітливість شدت tính nhạy bén 敏捷
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