English · Word Candidate

acute

/əˈkjuːt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: acuter · acutest · acutes · acuting

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Brief, quick, short.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ngắn, nhanh, tạm thời

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Adjective

Examples

It was an acute event.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

High or shrill.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cao vút hoặc rè

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Adjective

Examples

an acute accent or tone

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người mắc dạng nặng của một rối loạn

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NounRegister: informal

Examples

Anne Marie had been assigned a ‘constant supervision’ status. […] Always avoiding the unrest of the television lounge, she would sometimes join some of the older ‘acutes’ who sat isolated in metal chairs at the end of the hallway and gaze out of the window with them.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An accent or tone higher than others.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một dấu hoặc giọng cao hơn những thứ khác

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Noun

Examples

[I]t would be strange if we wer to recite Homer, raising our voices on the acutes, lowering them on the graves, and managing the circumflexes as well as we could, yet to recite Virgil without any of these regular elevations, depressions, and circumbendibus.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “acute” mean?

Brief, quick, short.

Is “acute” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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