Definition of 'cute'
Word forms: comparative cuter
, superlative cutest
1. adjective
2. adjective
3. adjective
If you describe someone as cute, you mean that they deal with things cleverly.
[US] The President, trying to be cute, said his liberal arts education had not really
prepared him for such complicated issues as this.
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cute in British English
adjective
1.
2. mainly US informal
sexually attractive
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Derived forms
cutely (ˈcutely) adverb
cuteness (ˈcuteness)
noun
Word origin
C18 (in the sense: clever): shortened from acuteWord Frequency
cute in American English
US
adjectiveWord forms: ˈcuter or ˈcutest Informal
1.
clever; sharp; shrewd
3.
straining for effect; artificial
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Derived forms
cutely (ˈcutely)
adverb
cuteness (ˈcuteness)
noun
Word origin
aphetic < acuteWord Frequency
cute in American English
(kjuːt) (adjective cuter, cutest)
adjective
1.
attractive, esp. in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty
a cute child
a cute little apartment
2.
affectedly or mincingly pretty or clever; precious
The child has acquired some intolerably cute mannerisms
3.
mentally keen; clever; shrewd
adverb
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Derived forms
cutely adverb
cuteness
noun
Word origin
[1615–25; aph. var. of acute]Examples of 'cute' in a sentence
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cute
British English: cute
/kjuːt/ ADJECTIVE
Cute means pretty or attractive.
Oh, look at that puppy! He's so cute.
- American English: cute /kyˈut/
- Arabic: جَذَّاب
- Brazilian Portuguese: encantador
- Chinese: 可爱的
- Croatian: dražestan
- Czech: roztomilý
- Danish: sød
- Dutch: schattig
- European Spanish: mono
- Finnish: söpö
- French: mignon
- German: niedlich
- Greek: χαριτωμένος
- Italian: carino
- Japanese: かわいい
- Korean: 귀여운
- Norwegian: søt attraktiv
- Polish: ładny
- European Portuguese: encantador
- Romanian: drăguț
- Russian: милый
- Latin American Spanish: mono bonito
- Swedish: gullig
- Thai: น่ารัก
- Turkish: sevimli
- Ukrainian: милий
- Vietnamese: đáng yêu
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