Even after 1900 children were still being called cute as a compliment to their intelligence. The term cute refers to something that is charming, attractive, or clever in appearance or behavior (especially of something or someone small or young) pleasant and attractive
Attractive, especially in a dainty way
See examples of cute used in a sentence.
Master the word cute in english Cute was originally a shortened form of acute in the sense keenly perceptive or discerning, shrewd. in this sense cute is first recorded in a dictionary published in 1731. Definition of cute adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
