cutes
Precious, forced charm
Cutes is informal for cute things or cute behavior, often in the phrase the cutes—a state of being adorably appealing or acting cutesy: The puppy had a bad case of the cutes.
Sometimes used dismissively for excessive or calculated adorableness: She was putting on the cutes to get her way.
Endearing, attractive people
- sweetiesAffectionate name or treats
- darlingsTreasured people or things
- munchkinsSmall children, fondly
- cherubsWinged infant figures
snookums · pipsqueaks · buttercups · honeys · dumplings · lambkins · sweethearts · angels
Informally attractive individuals
- lookersPhysically striking individuals
- knockoutsWins by incapacitation
- stunnersShockingly unexpected outcomes
- babesVery young children
beauties · charmers · heartbreakers · catches · tens · dreamboats · bombshells · foxes
cuties
Endearing, attractive people
- sweetiesAffectionate name or treats
- darlingsTreasured people or things
- munchkinsSmall children, fondly
cherubs · snookums · pipsqueaks · buttercups · honeys · dumplings · lambkins · sweethearts · angels · poppets
hotties
Informally attractive individuals
- lookersPhysically striking individuals
- knockoutsWins by incapacitation
- stunnersShockingly unexpected outcomes
babes · beauties · charmers · heartbreakers · catches · tens · dreamboats · bombshells · foxes · dishes
coyness
Affected reluctance or shyness
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- simperingSmiling affectedly, falsely coy
- posingAssuming an attitude
preening · playing · mugging · batting · pouting · smirking · performing · pandering · posturing · feigning
cutesgenuineness
Quality of being real
sincerity · authenticity · naturalness · candor · straightforwardness
cutesbluntness
Frank, unvarnished manner
brusqueness · gruffness · plainness · matter-of-factness · terseness
- cute as a buttonCharmingly small and appealing
- cute patootie
- as cute as a buttonExtremely endearing in appearance
- so cute
- meet cuteQuirky romantic first encounter
- cute aesthetic
cute, cuticle, cutest, cuter, cuteness, acuteness, cutaneous, acutest, subcutaneous