acute

acute is a 5-letter English word with 13 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.
2. adjective. 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. adjective. 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. adjective. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.
5. adjective. Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.
6. transitive verb. To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much.
7. noun. a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

   Synonyms: ague

8. adjective. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

   "acute appendicitis"

   "the acute phase of the illness"

9. adjective. of critical importance and consequence

   "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"

10. adjective. extremely sharp or intense

    "acute pain"

    "felt acute annoyance"

    Synonyms: intense

11. adjective. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

    "an acute observer of politics and politicians"

    "incisive comments"

    Synonyms: discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp

12. adjective. ending in a sharp point

    Synonyms: acuate, needlelike, sharp

13. adjective. of an angle; less than 90 degrees

Synonyms

ague, intense, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp, acuate, needlelike

Common word forms

acuter, acutes, acutely, acutest, acuteness

Words from these letters

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