Acute word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "acute" word

[noun] a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[adjective] (medicine) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
[adjective] of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
[adjective] extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] ending in a sharp point
[adjective] of an angle; less than 90 degrees

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\A*cute"\, a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr. a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. 2. Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to {dull} or {stupid}; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning. 3. Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure. 4. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as, an acute tone or accent. 5. (Med.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to {chronic}; as, an acute disease. {Acute angle} (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle. Syn: Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious; sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See {Subtile}.
\A*cute"\, v. t. To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much. [R.] --Walker.

Synonyms for acute

acuate, acute accent, ague, critical, discriminating, incisive, intense, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, perceptive, piercing, pointed, sharp, subacute

Antonyms: chronic, obtuse

The fun area, different aproach to word »acute«

Let's analyse "acute" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 60% of vowels is 21.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETUCA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- -.-. ..- - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: acute: 1 + 3 + 5 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: acute: 1 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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