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.

Nearby words

cutback, cutbank, cutch, cutcherry, cutdown, cute, cute as a button, cutesy, cutesy pie, cutesy-poo, cutey

Idioms

meet cute, Informal.

(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.
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

Related forms

cute·ly, adverbcute·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for cutest

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

cutely, adverbcuteness, noun

Word Origin for cute

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

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