acute

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. Brief, quick, short.
2. High or shrill.
3. Intense; sensitive; sharp.
4. Urgent.
5. With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
6. Less than 90 degrees.
7. Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
8. (historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
9. (dated) Sharp, produced in the front of the mouth. (See Grave and acute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)
10. Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
11. Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
12. (postpositional) Of a letter of the alphabet, having an acute accent.

Noun

1. (informal) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
2. (historical) An accent or tone higher than others.
3. An acute accent (´).

Verb

1. (transitive) To give an acute sound to.
2. (archaic, transitive) To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

Conceptes

agut

punxegut

puntegut

esmolat

puntut

perspicaç

picant

afilat

sever

subtil

tancat

vigorós

viu

vivaç

incisiu

intens

urgent

‼️

penetrant

accent agut

àcid

accent tancat

amargant

animat

despert

enginyós

espavilat

fi

llest

Oposat a

leisurely, slow, grave, dull, obtuse, witless, subacute, obtuse-angled, chronic

Sinònims

sharp

keen

poignant

acrimonious

acrid

waspish

lurid

severe

intense

pointed

piercing

shrewd

clever

smart

serious

racy

penetrating

astute

incisive

shrill

harsh

trenchant

ague

radical

knifelike

perceptive

nasty

penetrative

acuate

pungent

urgent

‼️

intensive

acute accent

acerbic

instantaneous

sudden

earnest

bright

alert

bitter

pressing

cuspidal

acidulous

sensitive

sharpened

critical

‼️

abrupt

cordial

cuspidate

compelling

Traduccions

agudo

acuto

aigu

agudo

scherp

scharf

schel

acre

aguzzo

penetrante

fel

appuntito

heftig

herb

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈkjuːt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: acute

Cognat amb anglès mitjà: acūte

In summary

From Late Middle English acute (“of a disease or fever: starting suddenly and lasting for a short time; of a humour: irritating, sharp”), from Latin acūta, from acūtus (“sharp, sharpened”), perfect passive participle of acuō (“to make pointed, sharpen, whet”), from acus (“needle, pin”). The word is cognate to ague (“acute, intermittent fever”).
As regards the noun, which is derived from the verb, compare Middle English acūte (“severe but short-lived fever; of blood: corrosiveness, sharpness; musical note of high pitch”).