cute Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
    cunning.
    • a cute kid with pigtails
    • a cute little apartment
    • cunning kittens
    • a cunning baby
  2. adjective satellite obviously contrived to charm
    precious.
    • an insufferably precious performance
    • a child with intolerably cute mannerisms

WordNet


Cute adjective
Etymology
An abbrev. of acute.
Definitions
  1. Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning. Colloq.

Webster 1913