Meanings
plural cutenesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being cute (endearingly attractive).
It is music of great and quiet charm and proves to be a pleasant discovery after the more superficial cutenesses of Chaminade.
1973 October 28, Raymond Ericson, “Recordings”, in The New York Times1 more example
The craving for cuteness is a psychological phenomenon that originally had the purpose of increasing the chances of a baby to survive […]
2007, Christine Locher, The Cult of Cuteness in Japanese Youth Culture, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto beleteco
- beletecostate of being cute
Finnish söpöys
- söpöysstate of being cute
French mignoncité, mignonité
- mignoncitéstate of being cute
- mignonitéstate of being cute
- mignonitudestate of being cute
- mignonneriestate of being cute
Italian carineria
- carineriastate of being cute
Polish uroczość
- uroczośćstate of being cute
Portuguese fofura
- fofurastate of being cute
Spanish monería, lindura
- moneríastate of being cute
- lindurastate of being cute
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Cite this entry
cuteness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuteness
“cuteness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuteness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuteness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuteness.
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