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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She even has a cute baby who appears in some videos.
From BBC
It is not quite the classic meet-cute, though cute enough, contusions aside: Stan is less concerned about his head than with the location of Cynthia’s bathroom.
The culprits were Gen-Zers fawning over how cute cozy Snoopy was, often on social media.
From Los Angeles Times
After two years of dating Marty, a cute roller hockey player with an unwavering moral compass, I knew I wanted to have a child with him.
From Los Angeles Times
“They taught us Imagineers a lot about the ritual of dining, and understanding what foods do to you,” he said, describing how theme park dining should go beyond developing a burger with a cute name.
From Los Angeles Times
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