cuteadj.

Brit.

/kjuːt/, U.S.

/kjut/

Forms: Also 'cute.

Etymology: Aphetic form of acute adj. 4.

colloquial.

1. Acute, clever, keen-witted, sharp, shrewd.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective]

sharpc888

yepec1000

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sightya1400

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snellc1425

politic?a1439

quickc1449

pregnant?a1475

pert1484

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apt1535

intelligentc1540

queemc1540

ready-witted1576

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of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579

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perspicuous1584

sharp-witteda1586

shrewd1589

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penetrating1606

spraga1616

acuminous1619

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smart1639

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sagacious1650

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acuminate1654

blunt-sharpa1661

long-headed1665

smoky1688

rapid1693

keen1704

gash1706

snack1710

cute1731

mobile1778

wide awake1785

acuminated1786

quick-minded1789

kicky1790

snap1790

downy1803

snacky1806

unbaffleable1827

varmint1829

needle-sharp1836

nimble-brained1836

incisivea1850

spry1849

fast1850

snappy1871

hard-boiled1884

on the spot1903

1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Cute, sharp, quick-witted.

1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans II. 39 ‘You may think as you please,’ said parson Drill; ‘but I take him to be a very cute one’.

1777 C. A. Burney Jrnl. in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 279 I didn't pity the man for having such a cute answer made him.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge v. 263 ‘He will be a 'cute man yet,’ resumed the locksmith.

1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. i. 6 Aint it cute to see a Yankee Take sech everlastin' pains [etc.]?

1882 Manch. Evening Mail 31 May American girls, in fact, appear to be as cute as the masculine Yankee.

2. (originally U.S. colloquial and Schoolboy slang.) Used of things in same way as cunning adj. 6. Now in general colloquial use, applied to people as well as things, with the sense ‘attractive, pretty, charming’; also, ‘attractive in a mannered way’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective]

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glorious skinnyc1400

drawing1435

gracefulc1449

attrayant1477

well-favoured1539

alluring1567

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attracting1589

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winning1596

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taking1603

allicient1613

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disarminga1718

prepossessing1737

seducing1749

seductive176.

eye-catching1770

sweet1779

catchy1784

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engaging1816

cute1834

cunning1843

taky1854

cynosural1855

smart1860

fetching1880

seductious1883

fruity1900

barry1923

hot stuff1928

swoony1934

dishy1961

dolly1964

jiggy1996

aegyo2007

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty

gentc1275

pretty1440

jant1638

dimber1665

belle1668

genty1701

prettyish1741

maidenish-looking1789

darling1805

pooty1825

pitty1826

purty1829

mooi1850

dotey1852

cute1868

1834 C. A. Davis Lett. J. Downing, Major xxvii. 214 I'm goin' to show you about as cute a thing as you've seen in many a day.

1849 N. P. Willis Rural Lett. xviii. 155 ‘Purty 'cute tool’ says my neighbor.

1857 ‘Porte Crayon’ Virginia Illustr. ii. 166 ‘What cute little socks!’ said the woman.

1868 G. E. Hughes in T. Hughes Mem. Brother (1873) 155 His study is awfully 'cute (= ‘tidy and full of knick-knacks’).

1879 F. R. Stockton Rudder Grange vi. 61 [The flat] was so cute, so complete.

1880 A. A. Hayes New Colorado (1881) vii. 97 The way that Smart Aleck hollered when we swung round some of them ‘cute’ curves.

1900 Daily News 15 Nov. 6/5 A small and compact wooden house, what the Americans would call ‘cute’.

1908 Daily Chron. 21 Apr. 3/3 American visitors who are used to wide rectangular streets are delightfully bewildered when I take them through sinuous byeways and tortuous alleys. They proclaim it ‘just too cute and lovely’.

1941 A. Huxley Grey Eminence ii. 18 The tiny boy..looking almost indecently ‘cute’ in his claret-coloured doublet and starched ruff.

1945 A. Huxley Time must have Stop (new ed.) vii. 77 A French accent so strong, so indecently ‘cute’, so reminiscent of the naughty-naughty twitterings of a Parisian miss on the English musical comedy stage.

1960 P. Mortimer Saturday Lunch with Brownings 92 She's ever so cute—blue eyes.

1966 Amer. Speech 41 285 The style also gets cute at times, as when he writes that such adjectives as washable and non-shrinkable are ‘among the most..not-to-be-got-along-withoutable adjectives’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cute
释义	† cuten. Obsolete. rare. A cur. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] houndc897 dogOE cur?c1225 cur-dog?c1225 barker1393 tykec1400 bawtiec1536 bufe1567 cute1622 bow-wow1785 buffer1819 growler1822 purp1861 canine1863 ki-yi1884 dawg1898 wonk1900 mong1903 pooch1908 poochie1934 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > inferior cur?c1225 cur-dog?c1225 trundle-tail1486 sholt1587 cute1622 penny doga1682 mutt1900 tripe-hound1923 fleabag1932 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxiii. 72 Forc'd by some yelping Cute to giue the Greyhounds view. [Margin, A Curre.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). cuteadj. Brit. /kjuːt/, U.S. /kjut/ Forms: Also 'cute. Etymology: Aphetic form of acute adj. 4. colloquial. 1. Acute, clever, keen-witted, sharp, shrewd. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] sharpc888 yepec1000 spacka1200 yare-witelc1275 fellc1300 yap13.. seeinga1382 far-castinga1387 sightya1400 perceivinga1425 snellc1425 politic?a1439 quickc1449 pregnant?a1475 pert1484 quick-wittedc1525 apt1535 intelligentc1540 queemc1540 ready-witted1576 political1577 of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579 conceited1583 perspicuous1584 sharp-witteda1586 shrewd1589 inseeing1590 conceived1596 acute1598 pregnate1598 agile1599 nimble-headed1601 insighted1602 nimble1604 nimble-witted1604 penetrant1605 penetrating1606 spraga1616 acuminous1619 discoursing1625 smart1639 penetrativea1641 sagacious1650 nasute1653 acuminate1654 blunt-sharpa1661 long-headed1665 smoky1688 rapid1693 keen1704 gash1706 snack1710 cute1731 mobile1778 wide awake1785 acuminated1786 quick-minded1789 kicky1790 snap1790 downy1803 snacky1806 unbaffleable1827 varmint1829 needle-sharp1836 nimble-brained1836 incisivea1850 spry1849 fast1850 snappy1871 hard-boiled1884 on the spot1903 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Cute, sharp, quick-witted. 1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans II. 39 ‘You may think as you please,’ said parson Drill; ‘but I take him to be a very cute one’. 1777 C. A. Burney Jrnl. in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 279 I didn't pity the man for having such a cute answer made him. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge v. 263 ‘He will be a 'cute man yet,’ resumed the locksmith. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. i. 6 Aint it cute to see a Yankee Take sech everlastin' pains [etc.]? 1882 Manch. Evening Mail 31 May American girls, in fact, appear to be as cute as the masculine Yankee. 2. (originally U.S. colloquial and Schoolboy slang.) Used of things in same way as cunning adj. 6. Now in general colloquial use, applied to people as well as things, with the sense ‘attractive, pretty, charming’; also, ‘attractive in a mannered way’. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] gracious1340 glorious skinnyc1400 drawing1435 gracefulc1449 attrayant1477 well-favoured1539 alluring1567 graceda1586 attracting1589 attractive1592 winning1596 appealing1598 taking1603 allicient1613 enchantinga1616 motive1615 temptinga1616 allurant1631 catchinga1640 gaining1642 canny1643 charmful1656 charming1664 mignon1671 disarminga1718 prepossessing1737 seducing1749 seductive176. eye-catching1770 sweet1779 catchy1784 attaching1785 engaging1816 cute1834 cunning1843 taky1854 cynosural1855 smart1860 fetching1880 seductious1883 fruity1900 barry1923 hot stuff1928 swoony1934 dishy1961 dolly1964 jiggy1996 aegyo2007 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty gentc1275 pretty1440 jant1638 dimber1665 belle1668 genty1701 prettyish1741 maidenish-looking1789 darling1805 pooty1825 pitty1826 purty1829 mooi1850 dotey1852 cute1868 1834 C. A. Davis Lett. J. Downing, Major xxvii. 214 I'm goin' to show you about as cute a thing as you've seen in many a day. 1849 N. P. Willis Rural Lett. xviii. 155 ‘Purty 'cute tool’ says my neighbor. 1857 ‘Porte Crayon’ Virginia Illustr. ii. 166 ‘What cute little socks!’ said the woman. 1868 G. E. Hughes in T. Hughes Mem. Brother (1873) 155 His study is awfully 'cute (= ‘tidy and full of knick-knacks’). 1879 F. R. Stockton Rudder Grange vi. 61 [The flat] was so cute, so complete. 1880 A. A. Hayes New Colorado (1881) vii. 97 The way that Smart Aleck hollered when we swung round some of them ‘cute’ curves. 1900 Daily News 15 Nov. 6/5 A small and compact wooden house, what the Americans would call ‘cute’. 1908 Daily Chron. 21 Apr. 3/3 American visitors who are used to wide rectangular streets are delightfully bewildered when I take them through sinuous byeways and tortuous alleys. They proclaim it ‘just too cute and lovely’. 1941 A. Huxley Grey Eminence ii. 18 The tiny boy..looking almost indecently ‘cute’ in his claret-coloured doublet and starched ruff. 1945 A. Huxley Time must have Stop (new ed.) vii. 77 A French accent so strong, so indecently ‘cute’, so reminiscent of the naughty-naughty twitterings of a Parisian miss on the English musical comedy stage. 1960 P. Mortimer Saturday Lunch with Brownings 92 She's ever so cute—blue eyes. 1966 Amer. Speech 41 285 The style also gets cute at times, as when he writes that such adjectives as washable and non-shrinkable are ‘among the most..not-to-be-got-along-withoutable adjectives’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : † cuitcuten. < n.1622adj.1731 see also
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† cuten.

cuteadj.

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