- pretty and attractive
- a cute little baby
- She's so cute!
- (British English) an unbearably cute picture of two kittens (= it seems sentimental)
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearanceb2- How cute!
- She had a cute little nose.
- You were such a cute baby.
- (especially North American English, informal) sexually attractive
- Check out those cute guys over there!
- (especially North American English, informal) clever, sometimes in an annoying way because a person is trying to get an advantage for himself or herself
- She had a really cute idea.
- Don't get cute with me!
Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘clever, shrewd’): shortening of acute.
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