Cute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

obviously contrived to charm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪli/

🇬🇧British English

/kjˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kjˈuːt/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈɪli/.

Examples

a cute kid with pigtails
a cute little apartment
cunning kittens

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

precious cunning

Parts of Speech

adjective	attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness “a cute kid with pigtails”
adjective	obviously contrived to charm “an insufferably precious performance”

Word Forms

cuteness	noun	the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
preciousness	noun	the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
preciosity	noun	the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Niedlich

attraktiv, insbesondere durch Kleinheit, Hübschheit oder Ursprünglichkeit

🇫🇷French

mignon

attrayant, notamment par sa petitesse, sa beauté ou son caractère pittoresque

🇪🇸Spanish

lindo

Atractivo especialmente por medio de su pequeñez, belleza o singularidad.

🇮🇹Italian

Carino

attraente soprattutto per quanto riguarda la piccolezza, la bellezza o la bizzarria

🇳🇱Dutch

schattig

aantrekkelijk, vooral door middel van kleinheid, schoonheid of vreemdheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

bonitinho

atraente especialmente por meio de pequenez, beleza ou singularidade

🇷🇺Russian

милый

привлекательный, особенно благодаря своей малости, привлекательности или причудливости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्यारा

विशेष रूप से छोटेपन या सुन्दरता या विचित्रता के माध्यम से आकर्षक

🇧🇩Bengali

সুন্দর

আকর্ষণীয় বিশেষত ক্ষুদ্রতা বা সুন্দরতা বা তুচ্ছতা দ্বারা

🇮🇳Tamil

அழகான

குறிப்பாக சிறுமை அல்லது அழகு அல்லது விந்தையின் மூலம் கவர்ச்சிகரமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

అందమైన

ముఖ్యంగా చిన్నతనం లేదా అందం లేదా విచిత్రం ద్వారా ఆకర్షణీయంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंडस

विशेषतः लहानपणा किंवा सुंदरपणा किंवा विचित्रपणाद्वारे आकर्षक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુંદર

ખાસ કરીને નાનાપણું અથવા સુંદરતા અથવા વિલક્ષણતા દ્વારા આકર્ષક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುದ್ದಾದ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಣ್ಣತನ ಅಥವಾ ಸುಂದರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣತೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಕರ್ಷಕವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭംഗിയുള്ള

ആകർഷകമായത്, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ചെറുതും ഭംഗിയും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചാരുതയും വഴി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਆਰਾ

ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਛੋਟੇਪਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਜੀਬਤਾ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਰੀਏ ਆਕਰਸ਼ਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیارا

پرکشش خاص طور پر چھوٹی پن یا خوبصورتی یا نرالی پن کے ذریعے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可爱的

尤其是通过小巧、漂亮或古怪而有吸引力

🇯🇵Japanese

かわいい

特に小ささ、美しさ、風変わりさによって魅力的である

🇰🇷Korean

귀여운

특히 작음이나 귀여움, 기묘함으로 인해 매력적이다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dễ thương

hấp dẫn đặc biệt bởi sự nhỏ bé hoặc xinh đẹp hoặc kỳ lạ

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารัก

มีเสน่ห์โดยเฉพาะด้วยความเล็กน้อยหรือความสวยงามหรือความแปลกตา

🇮🇩Indonesian

imut-imut

menarik terutama karena kekecilan atau keindahan atau keunikannya

🇵🇭Filipino

ang cute

kaakit-akit lalo na sa pamamagitan ng kaliitan o kagandahan o kakaiba

🇲🇾Malay

comel

menarik terutamanya dengan cara kecil atau cantik atau pelik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لطيف

جذابة خاصة من خلال صغر حجمها أو جمالها أو غرابتها

🇮🇷Persian

ناز

به ویژه از طریق کوچکی یا زیبایی یا عجیب بودن جذاب است

🇹🇷Turkish

Sevimli

özellikle küçüklüğü, güzelliği veya tuhaflığı nedeniyle çekici

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָמוּד

מושך במיוחד באמצעות קטנות או יופי או מוזרות

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