cute

  1. Adjective.  Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
  2. Adjective.  Generally, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
  3. Adjective.  Affected or contrived to charm; mincingly clever; precious; cutesy.
  4. Adjective.  Mentally keen or discerning; clever; shrewd; see (term, acute) .

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