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cuteattractive in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute puppy; affectedly clever; precious: too old to be acting so unbearably cute
Not to be confused with:coot – a dark gray aquatic bird; a foolish person: He’s just an old coot.cute C0825700 (kyo͞ot)adj. cut·er, cut·est 1. a. Attractive or pretty in a youthful or dainty way: a cute puppy; a child wearing a cute outfit.b. Sexually attractive; good-looking: a cute boyfriend.2. Obviously contrived to charm; precious: "[He] mugs so ferociously he kills the humor—it's an insufferably cute performance" (David Ansen).3. Clever or witty, especially in an impertinent or evasive way, as in falsely suggesting that one is ignorant about the matter at hand.
[Short for acute.]
cute′ly adv.cute′ness n.Word History: Cute was originally a shortened form of acute in the sense "keenly perceptive or discerning, shrewd." In this sense cute is first recorded in a dictionary published in 1731. Probably cute came to be used as a term of approbation for things demonstrating acuteness or ingenious design, and so it went on to develop its own sense of "pretty, fetching."cute (kjuːt) adj1. appealing or attractive, esp in a pretty way2. chiefly informal US sexually attractive3. informal affecting cleverness or prettiness4. clever; shrewd[C18 (in the sense: clever): shortened from acute] ˈcutely adv ˈcuteness ncute (kyut)
adj. cut•er, cut•est,
adv. adj. 1. attractive, esp. in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty. 2. charmingly attractive. 3. affectedly pretty or clever; precious. 4. mentally keen; clever; shrewd. adv. 5. Informal. in a cute manner; cutely. [1615–25; aph. variant of acute] cute′ly, adv. cute′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cute - attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"cunningattractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" | | 2. | cute - obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"preciousartful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
cuteadjective appealing, sweet, attractive, engaging, charming, delightful, lovable, winsome, winning, cutesy (informal, chiefly U.S.) a cute little babyTranslationscute (kjuːt) adjective1. (especially American) attractive or pleasing in any way. a cute baby. 可愛的 逗人喜爱的2. cunningly clever. You think you're pretty cute, don't you! 聰明伶俐的 聪明伶俐的cute
be as cute as a buttonTo be pleasing in appearance and/or temperament. This phrase is most often applied to children and females. Your little girl is as cute as a button in that frilly dress. Katie is pretty and has such a sweet disposition—she's as cute as a button.See also: button, cute(as) cute as a bug's earAdorable; very cute. Your puppy is just as cute as a bug's ear! Look at his big eyes!See also: cute, ear(as) cute as a buttonPleasing in appearance and/or temperament. This phrase is most often applied to children and females. Your little girl is as cute as a button in that frilly dress. Katie is pretty and has such a sweet disposition—she's as cute as a button.See also: button, cutecuter than a June bugAdorable; extremely cute. My little niece was cuter than a June bug in her costume.See also: bug, cute, June*cute as a bug's earvery cute. (*Also: as ~.) That little baby is cute as a bug's ear.See also: cute, earcute as a buttonAlso, cute as a bug's ear. Pretty or attractive in a dainty way, as in That baby is cute as a button. Cute originally was a shortening of acute, for "sharp-witted and clever," but in the early 1800s it also took on its current meaning. Other than that buttons and bug's hearing organs can be small, there is no good explanation for these similes. See also: button, cute(as) cute as a ˈbutton (American English) (usually used about a baby or a child, or somebody/something small) very attractive and charming: Kate is four, and as cute as a button!See also: button, cutecute as a buttonDaintily attractive. The word “cute” dates from the seventeenth century. It was originally an abbreviation of acute and had the same meaning: clever, shrewd, ingenious. In America, however, it came to be applied to attractive persons or things, those with an appearance of dainty charm rather than outright beauty. A button is small and round; so are some cute objects. For some reason this simile took hold in the early twentieth century. The synonym cute as a bug’s ear similarly alludes to something very small—and in fact nonexistent (bugs don’t have ears).See also: button, cuteEncyclopediaSeeCutenessCUTE
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Synonyms for cuteadj appealingSynonyms- appealing
- sweet
- attractive
- engaging
- charming
- delightful
- lovable
- winsome
- winning
- cutesy
Synonyms for cuteadj attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintnessSynonymsRelated Wordsadj obviously contrived to charmSynonymsRelated Words |