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cute
(redirected from cutest)

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cute  (kyt)
adj. cut·er, cut·est
1. Delightfully pretty or dainty.
2. Obviously contrived to charm; precious: "[He] mugs so ferociously he kills the humorit's an insufferably cute performance" (David Ansen).
3. Shrewd; clever.

[Short for acute.]

cutely adv.
cuteness n.
Word History: Cute is a good example of how a shortened form of a word can take on a life of its own, developing a sense that dissociates it from the longer word from which it was derived. 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, and so it went on to develop its own sense of "pretty, fetching," first recorded with reference to "gals" in 1838.

cute
Adjective
1. appealing or attractive
2. Informal clever or shrewd [from acute]
cuteness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
attractive - 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"
artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

cute
adjective appealing, sweet, attractive, engaging, charming, delightful, lovable, winsome, winning, cutesy (informal), chiefly U.S.
Translations
cute [kjuːt] adjlindo, mono (= shrewd); listo

cute [kjuːt] adjmignon(ne)adorable (= clever); rusé(e)astucieux/euse

cute [kjuːt] adjsüß, niedlich;
(clever) → schlau

cute [kjuːt] adjgrazioso/a (= clever); astuto/a

cute
adj cute [kjuːt]
1 (especially American) attractive or pleasing in any way a cute baby. oulik ذَكي، لطيف، حاد الذِّهن сладък rozkošný kær; sød; nuttet niedlich χαριτωμένος lindo, precioso sulnis بامزه؛ ملیح suloinen mignon חָמוּד अतिसुन्दर dražestan helyes manis sætur, indæll grazioso かわいい 귀여운, 멋진 mielas, žavus pievilcīgs comel lief søt, tiltalende, deilig, yndig fajny giro drăguţ прелестный rozkošný privlačen sladak söt, näpen, gullig น่ารัก sevimli 逗人喜愛的 милий; привабливий خوبصورت، دلكش đáng yêu
2 cunningly clever You think you're pretty cute, don't you! oulik حاد الذَكاء съобразителен vychytralý smart; fiffig niedlich ξύπνιος listo terane ناقلا؛ زیرک ovela malin פִּקֵח चालाक prepreden agyafúrt cerdik sniðugur astuto 利口な 영리한 gudrus, sąmojingas gudrs; apķērīgs; viltīgs bijak slim skarp(sindig), lur og flink bystry, cwany esperto şmecher остроумный prefíkaný prebrisan lukav fyndig, klipsk, fiffig เฉลียวฉลาด zeki 聰明伶俐的 кмітливий; спритний ذكى، تيز فهم lanh lợi 伶俐的


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