CUTE


Meaning of CUTE in English

cute S2 /kjuːt/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: acute ]

1 . very pretty or attractive:

a cute little puppy

The baby’s so cute.

That’s a really cute outfit.

2 . especially American English sexually attractive:

Tell us about this cute guy you met!

3 . especially American English clever in a way that can seem rude:

Their lawyer tried a cute trick.

—cutely adverb

—cuteness noun [uncountable]

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THESAURUS

■ person

▪ beautiful a beautiful woman or child has perfect good looks:

Grace Kelly was a very beautiful woman.

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a beautiful baby

▪ good-looking a good-looking person looks nice. Good-looking is very common in spoken English:

He’s a good-looking guy, but he’s a bit boring.

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Do you think she’s good-looking?

▪ attractive an attractive person looks nice, especially in a way that makes you feel sexually interested in them:

She’s a very attractive woman.

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A lot of women find him attractive.

▪ pretty a pretty girl or woman looks nice – used especially about a woman who has a nice face:

You look pretty with your hair down.

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She has a very pretty face.

▪ handsome a handsome man or boy looks nice – used especially about a man who has a nice face. Handsome is also sometimes used, especially in literature, to describe a woman who is good-looking and has a strong face:

He was tall, dark, and handsome.

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She was a big, handsome woman.

▪ gorgeous/stunning spoken extremely attractive. Gorgeous is used especially by women:

She thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous.

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You look absolutely stunning in that dress!

▪ cute spoken nice to look at – used about animals, babies, children, and young adults:

a cute little puppy

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She thinks you’re cute!

▪ lovely especially British English spoken used when saying that someone looks very nice:

You look lovely tonight.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.