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cute
What does cute mean?
cute (adjective): lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce cute?
/kjut/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does cute come from?
Aphetic form of acute, originally meaning “keenly perceptive or discerning, shrewd” (1731).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to cute
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “cute” mean?
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
Not quite: that's what heroic means.
highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing
Not quite: that's what aggressive means.
lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way
Right! That's what “cute” means.
allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
Not quite: that's what eligible means.
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