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cute
[ kyoot ]
adjective
- 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.
cute
/ kjuːt /
adjective
- appealing or attractive, esp in a pretty way
- informal.sexually attractive
- informal.affecting cleverness or prettiness
- clever; shrewd
Derived Forms
- ˈcuteness, noun
- ˈcutely, adverb
Other Words From
- cute·ly adverb
- cute·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cute1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
Example Sentences
We found twinkle lights that offer a cute decor touch and additional perks, like waterproof features and multiple brightness modes.
If you thought this doc was going to be a compilation of cats annoying their owners and misbehaving in that cute way we can’t resist, you’re so absolutely wrong.
Reels videos, Instagram told them, tended to succeed when they focused on “things that work on Instagram anyway” like dancing, “fluffy cute dogs,” and visual videos that “transcend language” for an international audience.
This also means the neighborhood is full of delectable bakeries and cute cafes.
The cute puppy pictured below is the latest addition to my extended family.
Wiseman as Samuel is alternately Devil-child and a cute young kid.
The resulting Wool Runners were comfortable, eco-friendly, machine-washable, and super cute—and sold out almost immediately.
We coo over how cute our cat is and minimize the drudgery of cleaning the litter box.
Legs McNeil, of Punk magazine fame, once called him “cute” and “charming.”
Of those, 1,980 used the term “cute”, while just 12 mentioned the word “ugly”.
Took in her cute little face whilst she looked straight back at me.
Look at this lovely photo of Jessie and Julia, and isn't the frame cute!
The very same thing that happened to the chick seed—they burst and out come hundreds of cute little fish minnows.
The man is a pertickler friend o' mine, an' the boy is a cute little chap, an' he can pray better nor any minister in Sevenoaks.
I used to git kind o' mad at 'im, an' promise to foller 'im, but he's so 'cute, I sort o' like 'im.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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