acuteness

a·cute

A0073400 (ə-kyo͞ot′)adj.1. a. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive: His hearing was unusually acute.b. Keenly perceptive or discerning: an acute critic of music; a critic with acute judgment. See Synonyms at sharp.2. Extremely sharp or severe; intense: acute pain; acute pleasure.3. Of great importance or consequence; critical: an acute shortage of funds.4. Medicine a. Having a rapid onset and following a short but severe course: an acute disease.b. Afflicted by a disease exhibiting a rapid onset followed by a short, severe course: acute patients.5. High in pitch; shrill: an acute scream. 6. a. Narrowly pointed; sharp: an acute leaf.b. Having an acute angle: an acute triangle.

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[Latin acūtus, past participle of acuere, to sharpen, from acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·cute′ly adv.a·cute′ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acuteness - a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"
	2.	acuteness - a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"keenness, sharpness, acuityintelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experiencesteel trap - an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap"
	3.	acuteness - the quality of having a sharp edge or pointkeenness, sharpness - thinness of edge or fineness of pointobtuseness - the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point

Translations

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acute

(əˈkjuːt) adjective1. (of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long. They think his illness is acute rather than chronic. 急性的 急性的2. very great. There is an acute shortage of teachers. 嚴重的 嚴重的3. quick-witted. As a businessman, he's very acute. 反應靈敏的 敏捷的4. (of the senses) keen. acute hearing. 敏銳的 敏銳的5. high, shrill s high sound. 高音的，尖聲的 高音的，尖声的 acute angle an angle of less than ninety degrees. 銳角 銳角aˈcutely adverb 敏銳地 銳利地aˈcuteness noun 敏銳性 敏捷