What does CUTE mean?
Definitions for CUTE
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Princeton's WordNet
cunning, cuteadjective
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
"a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"
cute, preciousadjective
obviously contrived to charm
"an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
GCIDE
Cuteadjective
pleasantly attractive, in a delicate way; -- said of children, young ladies, pet animals and some objects, but seldom of adults; as, a cute child; a cute kitten; a cute little house; a cute statue.
Cuteadjective
smart-alecky or impertinent; as, a cute remark.
Cuteadjective
affectedly clever. RHUD
Wiktionary
cuteadjective
Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
Our reaction to cute attributes is understood as the way nature ensures mammals care for their young.
cuteadjective
Generally, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
cuteadjective
Affected or contrived to charm; mincingly clever; precious; cutesy.
cuteadjective
Mentally keen or discerning; clever; shrewd; see acute.
Cute trick, but can you do it consistently?
Etymology: Shortened from acute, originally “keenly perceptive or discerning, shrewd” (1731). Meaning transferred to “pretty, fetching” by US students (slang) c.1834. Meaning drifted further to associate specifically with the pleasing attraction to features usually possessed by the young.
Wikipedia
cute
Cuteness is a subjective term describing a type of attractiveness commonly associated with youth and appearance, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in ethology, first introduced by Konrad Lorenz. Lorenz proposed the concept of baby schema (Kindchenschema), a set of facial and body features that make a creature appear "cute" and activate ("release") in others the motivation to care for it. Cuteness may be ascribed to people as well as things that are regarded as attractive or charming.
ChatGPT
cute
Cute can be defined as having attractive qualities that inspire charm, affection, or endearment. Often used to describe physical appearances, mannerisms, or actions that are delicate, lovely, innocent, appealing, or engaging in a sweet, charming or amusing way. It may also pertain to objects or concepts that provoke a sense of cuteness or adorability.
Webster Dictionary
Cuteadjective
clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning
Etymology: [An abbrev. of acute.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cute
kūt, adj. an aphetic form of Acute.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cute
Sharp, crafty, apparently from acute; but some insist that it is the Anglo-Saxon word cuth, rather meaning certain, known, or familiar.
Editors Contribution
cute
Creates feelings of love and joy.
The children are so cute when they play together.
Submitted by MaryC on August 27, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CUTE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cute is ranked #97671 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cute surname appeared 186 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cute.
84.4% or 157 total occurrences were White.
6.4% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
4.8% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of CUTE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of CUTE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of CUTE in a Sentence
I'm very happy to see them and they are very cute. I love elephants because it dances very cute.
I'm not even sure we're halfway through. I mean, obviously, if you want to do a score, I don't want to get too cute about it, but certainly we are not winning the game right now, we are not leading it.
Cuteness can not be measured and is therefore only based on opinion. If someone calls you cute, then that means they find a cute characteristic in you that you may not necessarily see in yourself. (Unless they say it as an insult).
I thought it was very cute. I was struck by how much effort went into it, i definitely thought we should do something special with it and not just hand it back to him. It was very well done and deserved some recognition.
He’s dated so many women, i’m not saying that’s bad. I think that’s good. And he’s sort of cute.
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- oulikAfrikaans
- جذاب, فاتن, قشيبArabic
- привлекателен, милBulgarian
- bufó, macoCatalan, Valencian
- roztomilýCzech
- sød, nuttetDanish
- süß, niedlich, goldigGerman
- χαριτωμένοςGreek
- beletaEsperanto
- pituso, lindo, chulo, precioso, gracioso, lindaSpanish
- ناز, ملوسPersian
- söpö, lutunen, suloinenFinnish
- søturFaroese
- mignon, joli, mignonneFrench
- glicIrish
- bòidheach, grinnScottish Gaelic
- חמודHebrew
- प्याराHindi
- édes, helyes, cuki, aranyosHungarian
- խելոքArmenian
- cakep, imutIndonesian
- sætur, snoturIcelandic
- carino, graziosoItalian
- חמודHebrew
- 可愛いJapanese
- სასიამოვნო, საყვარელიGeorgian
- ಮುದ್ದಾದKannada
- 귀여운, 귀엽다Korean
- bellusLatin
- симпатичнаMacedonian
- comelMalay
- koddig, zoetjes, knap, schattig, lief, olijk, guitig, leuk, geestigDutch
- søtNorwegian
- słodki, uroczyPolish
- bonitinho, fofoPortuguese
- drăgălaș, drăguțRomanian
- симпатичный, хорошенький, милый, привлекательныйRussian
- sladakSerbo-Croatian
- srčkanSlovene
- gullig, söt, finSwedish
- அன்பான, அழகானTamil
- అందమైనTelugu
- น่ารักThai
- ŞirinTurkish
- милийUkrainian
- معصومUrdu
- dễ thươngVietnamese
- קיוטYiddish
- 可爱Chinese
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