acute
English Thesaurus
1. a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | accent, accent mark, |
| definition | : | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication) |
2. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course (adj.all)
| similar | : | subacute, |
| definition | : | less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
3. of critical importance and consequence (adj.all)
| similar | : | critical, |
| definition | : | being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency (adj.all) |
4. extremely sharp or intense (adj.all)
| similar | : | sharp, |
| definition | : | keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point (adj.all) |
5. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions (adj.all)
| similar | : | perceptive, |
| definition | : | having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment (adj.all) |
6. ending in a sharp point (adj.all)
| similar | : | pointed, |
| definition | : | having a point (adj.all) |
7. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course (adj.all)
| antonym | : | chronic, |
| definition | : | being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering (adj.all) |
8. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions (adj.all)
| derivation | : | incisiveness, trenchancy, |
| definition | : | keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect (noun.attribute) |
9. ending in a sharp point (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sharp, |
| definition | : | a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | keenness, sharpness, |
| definition | : | thinness of edge or fineness of point (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | acuteness, |
| definition | : | the quality of having a sharp edge or point (noun.attribute) |
10. of an angle; less than 90 degrees (adj.all)
| antonym | : | obtuse, |
| definition | : | of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees (adj.all) |
11. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course (adj.all)
| antonym | : | chronic, |
| definition | : | being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering (adj.all) |
12. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions (adj.all)
| derivation | : | incisiveness, trenchancy, |
| definition | : | keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect (noun.attribute) |
13. ending in a sharp point (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sharp, |
| definition | : | a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | keenness, sharpness, |
| definition | : | thinness of edge or fineness of point (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | acuteness, |
| definition | : | the quality of having a sharp edge or point (noun.attribute) |
14. of an angle; less than 90 degrees (adj.all)
| antonym | : | obtuse, |
| definition | : | of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees (adj.all) |
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