English Dictionary
Definition of “cute”
cute (kjuːt
)
Definitions
adjective
- appealing or attractive, esp in a pretty way
- mainly US informal sexually attractive
- informal affecting cleverness or prettiness
- clever; shrewd
Alternative Forms
ˈcutely adverb ˈcuteness noun Word Origin
C18 (in the sense: clever): shortened from acute
Synonyms
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appealing,
sweet,
attractive,
engaging,
charming,
delightful,
lovable,
winsome,
winning,
cutesy,
Translations
- British English:
cute
Cute means pretty or attractive.Oh, look at that puppy! He's so cute.kjuːt ADJECTIVE Oh, look at that puppy! He's so cute.
- Spanish:
mono
adj mona
- French:
mignon
adj
- German:
niedlich
adj
- Chinese: 可爱的 adj
- Arabic: جَذَّاب adj
- Portuguese: encantador adj encantadora
- Russian: милый adj милая
- Croatian: zgodan adj zgodna
- Czech: roztomilý adj
- Danish: sød adj
- Dutch: schattig adj
- Finnish: söpö adj
- Greek: χαριτωμένος adj χαριτωμένη
- Italian: carino adj carina
- Japanese: かわいい adj
- Korean: 귀여운 adj
- Norwegian: søt adj
- Polish: ładny adj ładna
- Brazilian Portuguese: encantador adj encantadora
- European Spanish:
mono
adj mona
- Swedish: gullig adj gulligt
- Thai: น่ารัก adj
- Turkish: sevimli adj
- Vietnamese: ngộ nghĩnh adj
Usage examples
By the way David's been looking at her you'd think she was trying to be cute by having a straw.
Scarlett Thomas, GOING OUT (2002)Instead, tonight these five Seattle-based punks with the cute matching scissor tattoos concentrate on their best stadium rock postures.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)And with its cute little handles, you can throw in a lipstick and credit card and pretend it's a purse.
Globe and Mail (2003)And I'm certainly not looking to get married, although I wouldn't mind a date with somebody fabulous and cute and rich.
Glasgow Herald (2001)He said a wonderful thing to me, it was so cute , at the last convention in Las Vegas.
Victoria Coren, Charlie Skelton, ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING: How we tried to make the greatest porn film ever (2002)
