cute /kyut/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled
Pronunciation[kyoot] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
adjective, cut·er, cut·est, adverb, noun
adjective
1. attractive, esp. in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute
child; a cute little apartment.
2. affectedly or mincingly pretty or clever; precious: The child
has acquired some intolerably cute mannerisms.
3. mentally keen; clever; shrewd.
adverb
4. Informal. in a cute, charming, or amusing way; cutely: In this
type of movie the boy and girl always meet cute.
noun
5. the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal;
affected coyness: The young actress has a bad case of the
cutes.
[Origin: 161525; aph. var. of acute]
