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cute

[ kyoot ]
/ kyut /
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adjective, cut·er, cut·est.

attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
appealing and delightful; charming: What a cute toy!
affectedly or mincingly pretty or clever; precious: The child has acquired some intolerably cute mannerisms.
mentally keen; clever; shrewd.

noun

the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness: The young actress has a bad case of the cutes.

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Idioms for cute

    meet cute, Informal.
    1. (of a romantic couple) to meet for the first time in a charming or amusing way: In this type of movie the boy and girl always meet cute.
    2. Also meet-cute. a situation or occasion when potential romantic partners meet for the first time in a charming or amusing way: a classic Hollywood meet cute; his meet-cute with Jane in the bookstore.

Origin of cute

First recorded in 1615–25; aphetic variant of acute

OTHER WORDS FROM cute

cute·ly, adverbcute·ness, noun

Words nearby cute

cutback, cutbank, cutch, cutcherry, cutdown, cute, cute as a button, cutesy, cutesy pie, cutesy-poo, cutey
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Words related to cutely

handsomely, gracefully, splendidly, wonderfully, magnificently, gorgeously, sublimely, exquisitely, superbly, appealingly, delightfully, elegantly, seductively, excellently, prettily, alluringly, celestially, divinely, entrancingly, ideally

Example sentences from the Web for cutely

  • La Frochard administered a terrible pinch that pulled Louise away, then “mothered” her cutely.

    Orphans of the Storm|Henry MacMahon

British Dictionary definitions for cutely

cute
/ (kjuːt) /

adjective

appealing or attractive, esp in a pretty way
mainly US informal sexually attractive
informal affecting cleverness or prettiness
clever; shrewd

Derived forms of cute

cutely, adverbcuteness, noun

Word Origin for cute

C18 (in the sense: clever): shortened from acute
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