as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
that kitten's cuteness is simply overwhelming!
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Recent Examples of cuteness
There’s a cuteness to how it was animated.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
With baby versions of Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Rolf, Animal, Scooter, and his twin sister, Skeeter, there should be cuteness overload.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Thousands of users left comments on the clip, many of whom couldn't cope with the cuteness.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Not the stress, just their cuteness.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
There’s a version of Rosebud Baker’s special The Mother Lode that leans much further into its premise and takes more victory laps about the cuteness of its central idea.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
With baby versions of Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Rolf, Animal, Scooter, and his twin sister, Skeeter, there should be cuteness overload.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Thousands of users left comments on the clip, many of whom couldn't cope with the cuteness.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Not the stress, just their cuteness.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
There’s a version of Rosebud Baker’s special The Mother Lode that leans much further into its premise and takes more victory laps about the cuteness of its central idea.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuteness
Noun
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But that’s also the beauty of it.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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These beauties are smaller, with the foliage growing about 12 inches tall and the flowers extending above.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, regardless of its attractiveness, investing in a single stock involves high risk.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Toni Collette, whose breakthrough role was the socially awkward title character in 1994’s Muriel’s Wedding, has never shied away from playing women who downplay their attractiveness.—
Gregg Kilday,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The prettiness of it doesn’t bother Arteta unduly.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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While there’s also a long tradition of funny fat women who are Black, this particular tradition of self-laceration feels born of white feminism, defined by how close the character is to the dominant paradigms of prettiness without embodying them herself.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
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“Cuteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuteness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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