cute

cute

attractive 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.

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cute

 (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.

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[Short for acute.]

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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."

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cute

(kjuːt)

adj

1. appealing or attractive, esp in a pretty way

2. chiefly informal US sexually attractive

3. informal affecting cleverness or prettiness

4. clever; shrewd

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

ˈcutely adv

ˈcuteness n

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cute

(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.

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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" cunning 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" precious artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

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cute

adjective appealing, sweet, attractive, engaging, charming, delightful, lovable, winsome, winning, cutesy (informal, chiefly U.S.) a cute little baby

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Translations

جَذَّابحاد الذَكاءذَكي، لطيف، حاد الذِّهن

roztomilývychytralýrozkošný

sødnuttetsmartfiffigkær

niedlichgoldigsüßnettputzig

χαριτωμένος

lindolistomononanayprecioso

nättisöpösuloinen

mignonmignonne

dražestan

agyafúrtaranyoscukiédeshelyes

sætur, indællsniîugur

carinograzioso

かわいい

귀여운

sąmojingas

apķērīgsgudrspievilcīgsviltīgs

knapschattig

søt

ładny

encantador

drăgălaşdrăguţ

милыйняфныйсимпотный

prikupenprivlačen

gulligsöt

น่ารัก

sevimlizeki

đáng yêu

可爱的聪明伶俐的逗人喜爱的

cute

[kjuːt] ADJ

1. (= sweet) [face, animal, baby] → lindo, precioso, mono, rico; [person] → guapo
isn't he cute! (= baby) → ¡qué lindo es!, ¡qué mono or rico es!; (= pet) → ¡qué lindo es!, ¡qué mono or rico es!, ¡es una monada or monería!; (= man) → ¡es guapísimo!

2. (esp US) (= clever) → listo, vivo (LAm); (= affecting prettiness etc) → presumido

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cute

[ˈkjuːt] adj

(= sweet) [child, kitten, picture] → mignon(ne), adorable

(= attractive) [man, woman] → mignon(ne)

(= clever) → malin/igne

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cute

adj (+er)

(inf: = sweet) → süß, niedlich

(esp US inf: = clever) idea, gadget → dufte (inf), → prima (inf); (= shrewd) person, move → schlau, gerissen, clever (inf); that was pretty cute of him → das hat er ganz schön schlau hingekriegt (inf)

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cute

[kjuːt] adj (esp Am) (sweet) → carino/a, grazioso/a; (clever) → furbo/a, astuto/a

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cute

(kjuːt) adjective

1. (especially American) attractive or pleasing in any way. a cute baby. oulik ذَكي، لطيف، حاد الذِّهن сладък bonito rozkošný niedlich kær; sød; nuttet χαριτωμένοςlindo, precioso sulnis بامزه؛ ملیح söpö mignonחמוד अतिसुन्दर dražestan helyes manis sætur, indæll grazioso かわいい 귀여운 mielas, žavus pievilcīgs comel liefsøt, tiltalende, deilig, yndigfajny له خوند سره giro drăguţ прелестный rozkošný privlačen sladak söt, näpen, gullig น่ารัก sevimli 可愛的 милий; привабливий خوبصورت، دلكش đáng yêu 逗人喜爱的

2. cunningly clever. You think you're pretty cute, don't you! oulik حاد الذَكاء съобразителен esperto vychytralý niedlich smart; fiffig ξύπνιοςlisto terane ناقلا؛ زیرک viekas malinפקח चालाक prepreden agyafúrt cerdik sniðugur astuto 利口な 영리한 gudrus, sąmojingas gudrs; apķērīgs; viltīgs bijak slimskarp, lur og flink bystry, cwany ځیرک، هوښیار esperto şmecher остроумный prefíkaný prebrisan lukav fyndig, klipsk, fiffig เฉลียวฉลาด zeki 聰明伶俐的 кмітливий; спритний ذكى، تيز فهم lanh lợi 聪明伶俐的

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cute

→ جَذَّاب roztomilý sød niedlich χαριτωμένος mono söpö mignon dražestan carino かわいい 귀여운 schattig søt ładny encantador милый gullig น่ารัก sevimli đáng yêu 可爱的

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