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
With the cuteness of a Mary Jane shoe and the comfort and support of sneakers, these shoes are the best of both worlds.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
There was some other Baby Yoda cuteness too.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Bailey has a wide-eyed clueless cuteness that lends to her character’s well-meaning naiveté — even her missteps have a way of working out.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Best Footless Sleep Suit Comfort and cuteness is in the fabric of this sleeper from Loulou Lollipop.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
To find out more, Newsweek spoke with Pixile Studios co-founder Michael One and narrative designer Ruben, about designing a battle royale in this distinct format, building a global live service as a small indie team, and how cuteness and bleakness are not contradictions.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Get involved in the cuteness overload here.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
With my kids now in the teen and pre-teen phases of their lives, these alerts bring me back to a time when play was much simpler and cuteness levels were off the charts.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 14 Mar. 2026
For extra cuteness, finish them with little love messages like The Crafted Life did.
—Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
There was some other Baby Yoda cuteness too.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Bailey has a wide-eyed clueless cuteness that lends to her character’s well-meaning naiveté — even her missteps have a way of working out.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Best Footless Sleep Suit Comfort and cuteness is in the fabric of this sleeper from Loulou Lollipop.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
To find out more, Newsweek spoke with Pixile Studios co-founder Michael One and narrative designer Ruben, about designing a battle royale in this distinct format, building a global live service as a small indie team, and how cuteness and bleakness are not contradictions.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Get involved in the cuteness overload here.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
With my kids now in the teen and pre-teen phases of their lives, these alerts bring me back to a time when play was much simpler and cuteness levels were off the charts.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 14 Mar. 2026
For extra cuteness, finish them with little love messages like The Crafted Life did.
—Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuteness
Noun
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With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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And a prior production at Court Theatre made much more of the beauty of the changing of campus seasons, one of the ways Auburn gets at the nourishing pleasures of an academic life.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of the reasons for the billionaires’ departure is the attractiveness of Florida’s low taxes as well as its nice weather.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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These factors include the high price of gold before the war, the relative attractiveness of other low-risk assets and a mixed record of living up to its safe-haven status.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Everything should be subordinate to a general loveliness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Layer it with a ruffled duvet cover, ideally one with some lace trim for ultimate loveliness.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The presence of pragmatism and prettiness throws a show like Balenciaga into unfortunate relief.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Make the menu at La Case slightly less complicated, and perhaps give the rooms a few more flourishes of prettiness and character.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Cuteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuteness. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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