acute
Because it is a word with a single syllable, acute is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofacute
- A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
- An accent or tone higher than others.
- An acute accent (´).
Example: "The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’."
- To give an acute sound to.
Example: "He acutes his rising inflection too much."
- To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
- Brief, quick, short.
Example: "It was an acute event."
- High or shrill.
Example: "an acute accent or tone"
- Intense, sensitive, sharp.
Example: "She had an acute sense of honour. Eagles have very acute vision."
- Urgent.
Example: "His need for medical attention was acute."
- With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
- Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.
Example: "The teacher pointed out the acute angle."
- Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
Synonyms: "acute-angled"
Example: "an acute triangle"
- Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
- Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
Example: "He dropped dead of an acute illness."
- Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
Example: "The acute symptoms resolved promptly."
- After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.
Example: "The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute."
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