Does cute mean attractive?

 Word forms: cuter, cutest

1. ADJECTIVE

Something or someone that is cute is very pretty or attractive, or is intended to appear pretty or attractive.

[informal]

Oh, look at that dog! He's so cute.

Synonyms: appealing, sweet, attractive, engaging   More Synonyms of cute

2. ADJECTIVE

If you describe someone as cute, you think they are sexually attractive.

[mainly US, informal]

There was this girl, and I thought she was really cute.

3. ADJECTIVE

If you describe someone as cute, you mean that they deal with things cleverly.

[US]

That's a cute trick.

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