Acute Definition
ə-kyo͝ot
adjective
acutest
Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive.
His hearing was unusually acute.
American Heritage
Having a sharp point.
Webster's New World
Keenly perceptive or discerning.
An acute critic of music; a critic with acute judgment.
American Heritage
Keen or quick of mind; shrewd.
Webster's New World
Sensitive to impressions.
Acute hearing.
Webster's New World
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noun
(orthography) An acute accent.
The word “cafe” often has an acute over the ‘e’.
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verb
(phonetics) To give an acute sound to.
He acutes his rising inflection too much.
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Other Word Forms of Acute
Adjective
Base Form:
acute
Superlative:
acutestOrigin of Acute
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From Latin acūtus (“sharp”), perfect passive participle of acuō (“sharpen, make sharp”). Cognate to ague (“acute, intermittent fever”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin acūtus past participle of acuere to sharpen from acus needle ak- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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