kimeä — meaning in English

English meaning

• acute adj Sudden and severe, especially describing an illness or pain.
• reedy adj Full of, or edged with, reeds.
• shrill adj High-pitched and sharp, often unpleasantly so.

Senses

kimeä is used for these senses in English:

• acute High or shrill.
• high-pitched Of a sound, having a high pitch.
• reedy (of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone.
• shrill High-pitched and piercing.

acute — full definition

1. adj Sudden and severe, especially describing an illness or pain.
2. adj Very sharp, intense, or perceptive.
3. adj Geometry: describing an angle that measures less than 90 degrees.

reedy — full definition

1. adj Full of, or edged with, reeds.
2. adj High and thin in tone.
3. adj Thin, slender
4. adj Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.

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