cute

Universal Words adjective (cuter, cutest) 1 pretty and attractive: a cute little baby * (BrE) an unbearably cute picture of two kittens (= it seems sentimental) 2 (informal, especially AmE) sexually attractive: Check out those cute guys over there! 3 (informal, especially AmE) clever, sometimes in an annoying way because a person is trying to get an advantage for him or herself: She had a really cute idea. * Even as a child, he was always cute enough to get what he wanted. * Don't get cute with me! cutely adverb: to smile cutely cuteness noun [U]