acute

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• Received-Pronunciation: /əˈkjuːt/
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• General-American: ə-kyo͞ot′
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• General-American: /əˈkjut/
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• rhymes with -uːt
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• CMU ARPABET: AH0 K Y UW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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”).

180 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Danish: kort — brief, quick, short
• Dutch: kort — brief, quick, short
• Finnish: nopea — brief, quick, short
• Persian: تند (tond) — brief, quick, short
• Persian: تیز (tiz) — brief, quick, short
• Finnish: korkea — high or shrill
• Finnish: kimeä — high or shrill
• Armenian: սուր (sur) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Bulgarian: интензивен (intenziven) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Catalan: agut — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Chinese Mandarin: 激烈 (jīliè) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Chinese Mandarin: 敏銳 /敏锐 (mǐnruì) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Czech: ostrý — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Czech: bystrý — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Czech: citlivý — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Czech: pronikavý — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Czech: jemný — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Danish: skarp — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Dutch: scherp — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Dutch: gevoelig — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Esperanto: akra — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Estonian: äge — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Finnish: tarkka — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Finnish: terävä — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• French: aigu — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• French: aiguë — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Galician: agudo — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Galician: vivo — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Georgian: მახვილი (maxvili) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• German: scharf — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Greek: οξύς (oxýs) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Japanese: せつじつ (satsujitsu) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Malay: tajam — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Māori: tārūrū — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Persian: تیز (tiz) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Polish: ostry — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Portuguese: agudo — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Russian: о́стрый (óstryj) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Russian: то́нкий (tónkij) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Spanish: agudo — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Spanish: perspicaz — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Spanish: sagaz — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Swedish: skarp — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Turkish: keskin — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Ottoman Turkish: كسكین (keskin) — intense, sensitive, sharp — see also intense, sensitive, sharp
• Bulgarian: остър (ostǎr) — urgent — see also urgent
• Czech: akutní — urgent — see also urgent
• Danish: akut — urgent — see also urgent
• Dutch: dringend — urgent — see also urgent
• Dutch: acuut — urgent — see also urgent
• Finnish: akuutti — urgent — see also urgent
• Finnish: kiireellinen — urgent — see also urgent
• Georgian: მწვავე (mc̣vave) — urgent — see also urgent
• Georgian: გადაუდებელი (gadaudebeli) — urgent — see also urgent
• Hebrew: דחוף (dahuf) — urgent — see also urgent
• Japanese: せつじつ (satsujitsu) — urgent — see also urgent
• Norwegian Bokmål: akutt — urgent — see also urgent
• Norwegian Nynorsk: akutt — urgent — see also urgent
• Portuguese: urgente — urgent — see also urgent
• Russian: сро́чный (sróčnyj) — urgent — see also urgent
• Russian: неотло́жный (neotlóžnyj) — urgent — see also urgent
• Spanish: grave — urgent — see also urgent
• Swedish: akut — urgent — see also urgent
• Welsh: tost — urgent — see also urgent
• Finnish: terävä — (botany) having an acute angle
• Malay: tirus — (botany) having an acute angle
• Arabic: حَادّ (ḥādd) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Armenian: սուր (sur) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Asturian: agudu — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Belarusian: во́стры (vóstry) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Bulgarian: остър (ostǎr) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Burmese: ကျဉ်း (kyany:) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Catalan: agut — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Chinese Mandarin: 锐角 (ruìjiǎo) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Czech: ostrý — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Danish: spids — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Dutch: scherp — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Esperanto: akuta — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Finnish: terävä — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• French: aigu — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Galician: agudo — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Georgian: მახვილი (maxvili) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• German: spitz — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Greek: οξύς (oxýs) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Ancient Greek: ὀξυγώνιος (oxugṓnios) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Hungarian: hegyes — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Ingrian: terävä — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Italian: acuto — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Japanese: 鋭角の (eikaku no) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Khmer: ស្រួច (sruəc) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Lithuanian: smailus — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Malay: tirus — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Māori: tāhapa — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Norwegian Bokmål: spiss — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Persian: تند (tond) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Polish: ostry — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Portuguese: agudo — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Romanian: ascuțit — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Russian: о́стрый (óstryj) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Spanish: agudo — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Swedish: spetsig — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Tagalog: kipot — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Thai: แหลม (lɛ̌ɛm) — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Turkish: dar — (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees
• Finnish: akuutti — (linguistics) of an accent or tone: generally higher than others
• Arabic: شَدِيد (šadīd) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Armenian: սուր (sur) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Bulgarian: остър (ostǎr) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Bulgarian: акутен (akuten) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Catalan: agut — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Chinese Mandarin: 急性 (jíxìng) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Czech: akutní — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Danish: akut — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Dutch: acuut — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Estonian: äge — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Finnish: akuutti — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• French: aigu — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Georgian: მწვავე (mc̣vave) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• German: akut — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Japanese: 急性の (kyūsei no) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Latin: acutus — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Malay: mendadak — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Malay: akut — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Persian: حاد (hâd) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Persian: سواره (savâre) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Portuguese: agudo — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Russian: о́стрый (óstryj) — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Spanish: agudo — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Swedish: akut — (medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset
• Arabic: شَدِيد (šadīd) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Armenian: սուր (sur) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Bulgarian: остър (ostǎr) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Bulgarian: акутен (akuten) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Catalan: agut — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Chinese Mandarin: 急性 (jíxìng) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Czech: akutní — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Danish: akut — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Danish: kritisk — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Dutch: acuut — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Esperanto: akuta — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Esperanto: akra — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Estonian: äge — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Finnish: akuutti — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• French: aigu — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Georgian: მწვავე (mc̣vave) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Greek: οξύς (oxýs) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Hungarian: akut — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Hungarian: heveny — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Japanese: 急性の (kyūsei no) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Malay: mendadak — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Malay: akut — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Norwegian Bokmål: akutt — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Norwegian Nynorsk: akutt — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Persian: حاد (hâd) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Persian: سواره (savâre) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Portuguese: agudo — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Russian: о́стрый (óstryj) — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Swedish: akut — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Vietnamese: cấp tính — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Vietnamese: cấp — (medicine) of a short-lived condition
• Catalan: agut — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Catalan: tancat — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Dutch: met accent aigu — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Estonian: lihtrõhk — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Finnish: nouseva — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Finnish: akuutti — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• French: aigu — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Georgian: აკუტი (aḳuṭi) — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Georgian: აკუტური მახვილი (aḳuṭuri maxvili) — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Navajo: zhítsʼóóz — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Polish: akutowy — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Swedish: akut — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Tagalog: pahilis — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Vietnamese: sắc — (orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent
• Finnish: akuuttipotilas — person who has the acute form of a disorder
• Finnish: akuutti — accent or tone higher than others
• Polish: akut — accent or tone higher than others
• Polish: akcent ostry — accent or tone higher than others
• Polish: intonacja akutowa — accent or tone higher than others
• Finnish: korostaa — to give an acute sound to