Acute Meaning and Definition

Word: Acute

How to pronounce: əˈkjuːt

Adjective

Definitions:

1. (of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

Example sentences: "An acute housing shortage"

2. Having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd.

Example sentences: "An acute awareness of changing fashions"

3. (of an angle) less than 90°.

Example sentences: "It has a large posterior auricle that has a concave posterior margin meeting the hinge at an acute angle."

4. (of a sound) high; shrill.

Noun

Definitions:

1. Short for acute accent

Example sentences: "The word côte has no acute on the "e" at the end of the word while coté does."

Synonyms:

sharp

keen

piercing

sudden

incisive

acrid

lancinating

aggravated

urgent

delicate

sensitive

heavy

dire

compelling

intense

intensive

strong

hard

powerful

pressing

penetrating

perceptive

penetrative

critical

exigent

rapid

burning

deep

profound

fierce

violent

fine

exquisite

Derivations:

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Acute in Other Languages...

Spanish: Agudo

German: Akut

French: Aigu

Italian: Acuto

Turkish: Akut