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cutie

noun

ˈkyü-tē How to pronounce cutie (audio)
variants or cutey
Definition of cutienext
1
as in beauty
an attractive woman in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie

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2
as in looker
a physically attractive person a director hoping to find among that crowd of cuties someone who could actually act

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Recent Examples of cutie The 10-month-old beat out more than 100,000 other cuties to win the title. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 3 June 2026 Introducing Cameron, the cutie! — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 June 2026 The main attraction is the park, and proximity to the cutie bang-bang option of Piccoli-to-Go followed by Uncle Louie G’s for ices. — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026 One easy way to serve these cuties is to slice the tenderloins on a large cutting board, set out fresh rolls and homemade condiments, and then let guests build their own sandwiches. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cutie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutie
  1. queen
  2. hottie
  3. goddess
  4. beauty
  5. babe
  6. eyeful
  7. cutie-pie
  8. fox
Noun
  • Yet, of everything the queen wore during her 44 years on the throne, almost nothing remains today.
    — Filippo Iarocci, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Choose from fun colors in standard/queen and king sizes in single and two packs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of queen
Noun
  • And the animators threw some fun curveballs, including making the embodiment of evil into a shirtless hottie that would make even shirtless Kirk jealous.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This Hanes tank is a summer must for all the hoochie hotties.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 July 2026
Definition of hottie
Noun
  • Christina Hendricks plays on of the screen goddesses, which seems perfect casting.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Among the most significant was an inscription concerning a statue of Demeter Karpophoros, a goddess associated with fertility and harvests.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of goddess
Noun
  • Meaning, beauty—existence itself— cannot compete with a banker on the banker’s terms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Under his leadership, Quadrivio has developed a range of industry-specific funds, including the Made in Italy I and II funds, focused on fashion, design, beauty and food and wine.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Stella McCartney x Bugaboo Footmuff Cocoon your babe in thermoregulating plushness with this footmuff, benefitting from reflective touches for night walks, a water-averse zipper, and a shoe shield that will maintain a spotless interior.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of babe
Noun
  • Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • One memorable member of the Dunder Mifflin crew tells EW that viewers *do not* need to get an eyeful of him for one specific reason.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
Definition of eyeful
Noun
  • But the twin babies grow into smart, cutie-pie mites—their names are Judith and Hamnet, and they’re played by Olivia Lynes and Jacobi Jupe—and even though William is away for long stretches, the family’s life generally improves.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Shedding her cutie-pie image, Stone convincingly berates her character’s delusional father, and then practically steals the movie during a rooftop scene with Edward Norton’s vain leading man.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 23 July 2025
Definition of cutie-pie
Noun
  • In 2025, the environmental group Defenders of Wildlife filed a lawsuit seeking to force the government to designate critical habitat for the foxes, saying their numbers in the Sierra Nevada were estimated to be as low as 18 to 39 animals.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In Texas, rabies has been detected mostly in bats, skunks, raccoons and foxes, according to the state health department.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
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“Cutie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutie. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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