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adjective
1.
sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
2.
extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil.
3.
(of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic).
4.
sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: an acute observer.
5.
EXPANDextremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight.
6.
sharp at the end; ending in a point.
7.
Geometry.
a.
(of an angle) less than 90°.
b.
(of a triangle) containing only acute angles.
8.
COLLAPSEconsisting of, indicated by, or bearing the mark ´, placed over vowel symbols in some languages to show that the vowels or the syllables they are in are pronounced in a certain way, as in French that the quality of an e so marked is close; in Hungarian that the vowel is long; in Spanish that the marked syllable bears the word accent; in Ibo that it is pronounced with high tones; or in classical Greek, where the mark originated, that the syllable bears the word accent and is pronounced, according to the ancient grammarians, with raised pitch (opposed to grave): the acute accent; an acute e.
noun
9.
the acute accent.
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Acuteness
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin acūtus sharpened, past participle of acuere (acū-, v. stem, akin to acus needle, ācer sharp + -tus past participle suffix)
1560–70; < Latin acūtus sharpened, past participle of acuere (acū-, v. stem, akin to acus needle, ācer sharp + -tus past participle suffix)
Related forms
a·cute·ly, adverb
a·cute·ness, noun
hy·per·a·cute, adjective
hy·per·a·cute·ly, adverb
hy·per·a·cute·ness, noun
EXPANDnon·a·cute, adjective
non·a·cute·ly, adverb
non·a·cute·ness, noun
o·ver·a·cute, adjective
o·ver·a·cute·ly, adverb
o·ver·a·cute·ness, noun
su·per·a·cute, adjective
su·per·a·cute·ly, adverb
su·per·a·cute·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
3. sudden, distressing, violent. 4. keen, astute, discerning, perceptive, intelligent, perspicacious; sharp-witted, clever, smart, bright, ingenious, brilliant; knowing, wise, sage, sagacious, sapient. Acute, penetrating, shrewd imply a keenness of understanding, perception, or insight. Acute suggests particularly a clearness of perception and a realization of related meanings: an acute intellect. Penetrating adds the idea of depth of perception and a realization of implications: a wise and penetrating judgment. Shrewd adds the idea of knowing how to apply practically (or to one's own advantage) what one perceives and understands: wary and shrewd. 5. keen.
3. sudden, distressing, violent. 4. keen, astute, discerning, perceptive, intelligent, perspicacious; sharp-witted, clever, smart, bright, ingenious, brilliant; knowing, wise, sage, sagacious, sapient. Acute, penetrating, shrewd imply a keenness of understanding, perception, or insight. Acute suggests particularly a clearness of perception and a realization of related meanings: an acute intellect. Penetrating adds the idea of depth of perception and a realization of implications: a wise and penetrating judgment. Shrewd adds the idea of knowing how to apply practically (or to one's own advantage) what one perceives and understands: wary and shrewd. 5. keen.
Antonyms
1, 4, 5. dull.
1, 4, 5. dull.
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| 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. | maths |
| a. (of an angle) less than 90° | |
| b. (of a triangle) having all its interior angles less than 90° | |
| 7. | of a disease |
| a. arising suddenly and manifesting intense severity | |
| b. Compare chronic of relatively short duration | |
| 8. | 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. grave, Compare (for senses 8a, 8b): circumflex 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 | |
| 9. | (of a hospital, hospital bed, or ward) intended to accommodate short-term patients with acute illnesses |
| —n | |
| 10. | an acute accent |
| [C14: from Latin acūtus, past participle of acuere to sharpen, from acus needle] | |
| a'cutely | |
| —adv | |
| a'cuteness | |
| —n | |
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