cute
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3.1
- adjective
- /kjuːt/
- "You and I were doing fine until your sister thought it was cute to play that awful trick on me."
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Watch on YouTubeNo, I really thought I was about to be cute today.
- No, I really thought I was about to be cute today.
- You know, you're trying to like flirt and be cute and that's not something cute.
- Like I could feel the author trying to be funny and cute and I hate that.
- Most movies are very focused on the meet cute.
Examples
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She wore a cute dress with colorful flowers that made her look cheerful.
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The puppy wagged its tail and looked up at me with a cute expression.
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But he kind of knew how she felt, and he was being cute about it.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her glasses are back on her nose and nothing about her expression looks cute anymore.
Fiction book (1992) -
You're cute when you get angry.
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Linda, don't try to be cute, not tonight.
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Now that she is 19, Selena is ready to make the transition from cute child star to glamorous leading lady.
Academic text (2011) -
It is so cute, Like it's the cutest little love story I've ever read in my life.
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"In fact, you're better off not knowing." "I think you're decidedly a very cute person," Melinda said.
Fiction book (1990) -
The cute child's laughter filled the room with joy.
Synonyms
16
7.2
To try to seem very sweet and childish in a fake way
2
7.6
Too neat or cute in a way that seems fake
2
9.3
Slightly silly, cute style often like that of young women
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9.4
Too cute in a silly or fake way
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9.9
Being too cute and childish in a sweet, exaggerated way
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Etymology
Cute can also mean 'insincerely charming' because it kept some of the old sense from acute of being a little too 'clever' or showy; that's why a gesture that seems planned or fake can be called 'cute'.