English

Etymology
From Latin acuere "to sharpen".

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-acute.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�t|-u�t

Adjective
en-adj|more acute or acuter|most acute or acutest

1. Urgent.

#:His need for medical attention was acute.

1. Sensitive.

#:She had an acute sense of honor.
#:Eagles have very acute vision.

1. Short, quick.

#:It was an acute event.

1. geometry Of an angle, less than 90 degrees.
2. geometry Of a triangle, acute-angled.
3. botany|of leaves With the sides meeting directly to form a pointed acute angle at the apex, base, or both.
4. medicine Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity (unlike the common usage).

#:He dropped dead of an acute ilness.

1. medicine Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.

#:The acute symptoms resolved promptly.

1. context|after a letter Having an acute accent.

#:The last letter of "café" is 'e' acute.

Synonyms
sense|urgent pressing, urgent, emergent, sudden
sense|sensitive intense, powerful, strong, sharp, keen
sense|quick fast, rapid
sense|triangle acute-angled
sense|leaf shape obtuse

Antonyms
sense|sensitive dull, witless, obtuse, slow
sense|angle obtuse
sense|quick slow, leisurely
sense|triangle obtuse, obtuse-angled
sense|medicine: condition chronic

Derived terms
acute-angled
acute accent

Translations

trans-top|urgent
Finnish: akuutti, kiireinen
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trans-top|intense
Finnish: tarkka, terävä
trans-mid
French: aigu m, aiguë f
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trans-top|of an angle
Finnish: terävä
trans-mid
French: aigu m, aiguë<!--sic: the diaeresis is on the "e"--> f
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of a triangle
See acute-angled

trans-top|medicine: of a condition
Finnish: akuutti
French: aigu m, aiguë<!--sic: the diaeresis is on the "e"--> f
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (kyūsei no)
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accent
See acute accent

trans-top|letter
French: aigu m, aiguë<!--sic: the diaeresis is on the "e"--> f
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Noun
en-noun
#An acute accent.

Verb
en-verb|acut|ing

1. To give an acute sound to.

#:He acutes his rising inflection too much.

Italian

Adjective
acute f

1. Feminine plural form of acuto

Category:Italian adjective forms

ar:acute
es:acute
fa:acute
fr:acute
gl:acute
ko:acute
io:acute
it:acute
ja:acute
pl:acute
pt:acute
ru:acute
fi:acute
sv:acute
ta:acute
te:acute
vi:acute
tr:acute
zh:acute

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