acute

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

acuto

aguzzo

appuntito

acuta

piccante

affilato

tagliente

acre

aspro

nitido

improvviso

brusca

intensivo

brusco

improvvisa

istantaneo

improcrastinabile

‼️

agro

amaro

appuntato

doloroso

sottile

spiritoso

urgente

‼️

accento acuto

arguto

dolente

dolorifico

penetrante

acido

Opposto di

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

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

agudo

agut

agudo

aigu

scherp

scharf

schel

heftig

punxegut

acre

fel

penetrante

hart

esmolat

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/əˈkjuːt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: acute

Affine inglese medio: 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”).