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CUTE (cuter)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cute mean?
• CUTE (adjective)
The adjective CUTE has 2 senses:
1. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
2. obviously contrived to charm
Familiarity information: CUTE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: cutest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
Synonyms:
cunning; cute
Context example:
a cunning baby
Similar:
attractive (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm)
Derivation:
cuteness (the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Obviously contrived to charm
Synonyms:
cute; precious
Context example:
a child with intolerably cute mannerisms
Similar:
artful (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft)
Context examples
Though they may be cute and cuddly, wild animals may carry germs, viruses, and parasites.
(Animal Diseases and Your Health, NIH)
"I think it's cute," said Mrs. Wilson enthusiastically. "How much is it?"
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
A massage and a wave and a collar for the dog and one of those cute little ash-trays where you touch a spring, and a wreath with a black silk bow for mother's grave that'll last all summer.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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