cute
Americanadjective
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attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty.
a cute child; a cute little apartment.
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appealing and delightful; charming.
What a cute toy!
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affectedly or mincingly pretty or clever; precious.
The child has acquired some intolerably cute mannerisms.
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mentally keen; clever; shrewd.
noun
idioms
adjective
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appealing or attractive, esp in a pretty way
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informal sexually attractive
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informal affecting cleverness or prettiness
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clever; shrewd
Other Word Forms
- cutely adverb
- cuteness noun
Etymology
Origin of cute
First recorded in 1615–25; aphetic variant of acute
Example Sentences
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"Keep it cute, keep it moving and I'll see you at the Brits."
From BBC
Early this month, a cute Coco was recorded struggling through flooded roads in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
Augustus Strong found Kate Fox cute and entertaining but her so-called spirits unbelievable.
From Literature
“And there was a state bill to address this, but it failed. On the bright side, they did pass a bill to rename a bridge after Jeff Bridges. So that’s cute.”
From Salon
“Shunsuke is from a well-to-do family, so I wanted to give him a vibrant, youthful and also a cute look,” notes Hibino.
From Los Angeles Times
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