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Definitions for Cute

[1] attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
[2] appealing and delightful; charming: What a cute toy!
[3] affectedly or mincingly pretty or clever; precious: The child has acquired some intolerably cute mannerisms.
[4] mentally keen; clever; shrewd.
[5] the cutes, Informal . self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness: The young actress has a bad case of the cutes.
[6] 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.
[7] appealing or attractive, esp in a pretty way
[8] mainly US informal sexually attractive
[9] informal affecting cleverness or prettiness
[10] clever; shrewd

Words related to Cute

beautiful, charming, pleasant, delightful, pretty, adorable, dainty

Words nearby Cute

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

Origin of Cute

First recorded in 1615–25; aphetic variant of acute

Other words from Cute

cute·ly , adverb
cute·ness , noun

Word origin for Cute

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

Synonyms for Cute

adorable, beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasant, pretty, dainty