cute´ness

cute´ness
cute «kyoot», adjective, cut|er, cut|est. Informal.
1. pretty and dear; pleasing or attractive; winsome; dainty: »

a cute baby.

SYNONYM(S): charming.
2. U.S. consciously or intentionally stylish or mannered: »

cute dialogue. A good deal of [the plot] is painfully cute and contrived (Newsweek).

SYNONYM(S): affected.
3. clever; shrewd; cunning; keenwitted; sharp: »

a cute trick.

SYNONYM(S): astute.
[< acute]
cute´ly, adverb.
cute´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • a|cute´ness — a|cute «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a …   Useful english dictionary

  • cute — [ kjut ] adjective * 1. ) attractive, usually small, and easy to like: a cute child a cute little house 2. ) INFORMAL sexually attractive: There are a couple of really cute guys at work. 3. ) INFORMAL clever in a way that shows a lack of respect… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cute´ly — cute «kyoot», adjective, cut|er, cut|est. Informal. 1. pretty and dear; pleasing or attractive; winsome; dainty: »a cute baby. SYNONYM(S): char …   Useful english dictionary

  • cute — al·lo·cute; cute·ness; elec·tro·cute; el·o·cute; per·se·cute; pros·e·cute; cute·sy; cute; ex·e·cute; cute·ly; cute·sie; cute·si·ness; cute·sy·ness; …   English syllables

  • cute — [[t]kyut[/t]] adj. cut•er, cut•est, adv. 1) attractive, esp. in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty 2) charmingly attractive 3) affectedly pretty or clever; precious 4) mentally keen; clever; shrewd 5) inf Informal. in a cute manner; cutely •… …   From formal English to slang

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • a|cute´ly — a|cute «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a …   Useful english dictionary

  • a|cute — «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a crisis …   Useful english dictionary

  • cun´ning|ness — cun|ning «KUHN ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. clever in deceiving; sly: »a cunning fox. The cunning thief outwitted the police and got away. SYNONYM(S): crafty, artful, guileful. See syn. under sly. (Cf. ↑sly) 2. made, showing, or done with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cuteness — cute·ness …   English syllables

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