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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