Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kyoot]
- /kyut/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kyoot]
- /kyut/
Definitions of cutes word
- adjective cutes attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment. 1
- adjective cutes appealing and delightful; charming: What a cute toy! 1
- adjective cutes affectedly or mincingly pretty or clever; precious: The child has acquired some intolerably cute mannerisms. 1
- adjective cutes mentally keen; clever; shrewd. 1
- noun cutes the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness: The young actress has a bad case of the cutes. 1
- idioms cutes meet cute, Informal. (of a romantic couple) to meet for the first time in a charming or amusing way: In this type of movie the boy and girl always meet cute. Also, meet-cute. a situation or occasion when potential romantic partners meet for the first time in a charming or amusing way: a classic Hollywood meet cute; his meet-cute with Jane in the bookstore. 1
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Origin of cutes
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; aphetic variant of acute
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cutes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cutes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cutes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cutes
noun cutes
- fur — the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
- coating — A coating of a substance is a thin layer of it spread over a surface.
- crust — The crust on a loaf of bread is the outside part.
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- jacket — a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
Antonyms for cutes
noun cutes
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere