cuteness

English

Etymology

From cute +‎ -ness.

Noun

cuteness (countable and uncountable, plural cutenesses)

1. The state of being cute (endearingly attractive).
   • 1973 October 28, Raymond Ericson, “Recordings”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     It is music of great and quiet charm and proves to be a pleasant discovery after the more superficial cutenesses of Chaminade.

   • 2007, Christine Locher, The Cult of Cuteness in Japanese Youth Culture, page 13:

     The craving for cuteness is a psychological phenomenon that originally had the purpose of increasing the chances of a baby to survive […]

2. (colloquial, dated) acuteness; cunning

Synonyms

• cutesiness
• kawaiiness

Derived terms

• overcuteness

Translations

state of being cute

• Esperanto: beleteco
• Finnish: söpöys
• French: mignoncité (fr) f, mignonité f, mignonitude f, mignonnerie (fr) f
• Portuguese: fofura f
• Spanish: monería f, lindura (es) f

Anagrams

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