Synonyms: acute, acute accent, ague
Definition: a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Similar words: accent, accent mark
Definition: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Synonyms: acute
Definition: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Usage: acute appendicitis; the acute phase of the illness; acute patients
Similar words: subacute
Definition: less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it
Synonyms: acute
Definition: of critical importance and consequence
Usage: an acute (or critical) lack of research funds
Similar words: critical
Definition: being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
Usage: a critical shortage of food; a critical illness; an illness at the critical stage
Definition: extremely sharp or intense
Usage: acute pain; felt acute annoyance; intense itching and burning
Similar words: sharp
Definition: keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
Usage: a sharp pain; sharp winds
Synonyms: penetrating, penetrative, incisive, discriminating, piercing, acute, keen, knifelike, sharp
Definition: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Usage: an acute observer of politics and politicians; incisive comments; icy knifelike reasoning; as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang; penetrating insight; frequent penetrative observations
Similar words: perceptive
Definition: having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
Usage: a perceptive eye; a perceptive observation
Synonyms: sharp, needlelike, acuate, acute
Definition: ending in a sharp point
Similar words: pointed
Definition: having a point