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.