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Acuity vs. Acute — What's the Difference?

Acuity vs. Acute — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Acuity and Acute

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Acuity

Acuteness of vision or perception; keenness.

Acute

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree
An acute housing shortage
The problem is acute and getting worse

Acuity

Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

Acute

Having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd
An acute awareness of changing fashions

Acuity

The ability to think, see, or hear clearly.
The old woman with dementia lost her mental acuity.
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Acute

(of an angle) less than 90°.

Acuity

Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

Acute

(of a sound) high; shrill.

Acuity

Sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

Acute

Short for acute accent

Acuity

A quick and penetrating intelligence;
He argued with great acuteness
I admired the keenness of his mind

Acute

Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive
His hearing was unusually acute.

Acute

Keenly perceptive or discerning
An acute critic of music.
A critic with acute judgment.

Acute

Extremely sharp or severe; intense
Acute pain.
Acute pleasure.

Acute

Of great importance or consequence; critical
An acute shortage of funds.

Acute

Having a rapid onset and following a short but severe course
An acute disease.

Acute

Afflicted by a disease exhibiting a rapid onset followed by a short, severe course
Acute patients.

Acute

High in pitch; shrill
An acute scream.

Acute

Narrowly pointed; sharp
An acute leaf.

Acute

Having an acute angle
An acute triangle.

Acute

Brief, quick, short.
It was an acute event.

Acute

High or shrill.
An acute accent or tone

Acute

Intense, sensitive, sharp.
She had an acute sense of honour
Eagles have very acute vision.

Acute

Urgent.
His need for medical attention was acute.

Acute

(botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).

Acute

Less than 90 degrees.
The teacher pointed out the acute angle.

Acute

Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
An acute triangle

Acute

Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.

Acute

Sharp, produced in the front of the mouth. (See Grave and acute)

Acute

(medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
He dropped dead of an acute illness.

Acute

(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
The acute symptoms resolved promptly.

Acute

(orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.
The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute.

Acute

(medicine) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.

Acute

An accent or tone higher than others.

Acute

(orthography) An acute accent (´).
The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’.

Acute

To give an acute sound to.
He acutes his rising inflection too much.

Acute

To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

Acute

Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; - opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

Acute

Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; - opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.

Acute

Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure.

Acute

High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; - opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.

Acute

Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; - opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.

Acute

To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much.

Acute

A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Acute

Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course;
Acute appendicitis
The acute phase of the illness
Acute patients

Acute

Extremely sharp or intense;
Acute pain
Felt acute annoyance
Intense itching and burning

Acute

Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
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

Acute

Of an angle; less than 90 degrees

Acute

Ending in a sharp point

Acute

Of critical importance and consequence;
An acute (or critical) lack of research funds

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