¹cute

adjective \ˈkyüt\

: having a pleasing and usually youthful appearance

: attractive in a sexual way

: clever in an appealing way

cut·ercut·est

Full Definition of CUTE

a : clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner

b : impertinent, smart-alecky <don't get cute with me>

: attractive or pretty especially in a childish, youthful, or delicate way

: obviously straining for effect

— cute·ly adverb

— cute·ness noun

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Origin of CUTE

short for acute

First Known Use: circa 1731

Related to CUTE

Synonyms: beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, artful, designing, devious, dodgy [chiefly British], foxy, guileful, scheming, shrewd, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, wily

Antonyms: artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning

Rhymes with CUTE

boot, bruit, brut, brute, bute, Bute, butte, chute, cloot, coot, flute, fruit, glout, glute, hoot, jute, Jute, loot, lute, moot, mute, newt, pood, root, Root, rout, route, scoot, scute, shoot, snoot, soot, suit, suite, toot, tout, ut, Ute

²cute

noun

Definition of CUTE

: the quality or state of being cute or cutesy; also : an instance of cuteness or cutesiness —usually used in plural <a movie suffering from a case of the cutes>

First Known Use of CUTE

1965

CUTE Defined for Kids

cute

adjective \ˈkyüt\

cut·ercut·est

Definition of CUTE for Kids

: attractive in looks or actions <a cute puppy>

: clever 2 <a cute story>

: clever in a way that annoys <Don't be cute with me!>

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