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
  • This fall marks the 20th anniversary of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, the cult classic, semi-anachronistic retelling of the young queen’s life of luxury and lovelessness in 18th-century France.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Some models, like those with trundles or futon-style daybeds, can fold out to a full- or even queen-sized bed.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 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
  • Based on the legend of the Chinese goddess Chang’e, this book reimagines and expands the myth to center her daughter, Xingyin, who flees her home and embarks on a bold adventure to save her mother while training in enemy territory.
    — Chloe Gong, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • South Korean girl group’s name was inspired by the Greek goddess of the moon and NASA’s Artemis program.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of goddess
Noun
  • This hermetic secrecy is how Allure beauty director Sarah Kinonen and I recently found ourselves in the bathroom of a suite in the Aman hotel on New York’s Fifth Avenue, brushing our teeth while members of the Dyson public relations team looked on.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As the affiliate industry grows, particularly for fashion brands and beauty brands which increasingly route a growing share of sales through such links, the answer is getting harder to parse.
    — Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Interestingly, Sean McVay remains an NFL coaching babe at 40.
    — Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • And Weird Science would simply not work if the virtual babe, Lisa, was not played so perfectly by Kelly LeBrock with knowing mischief and surprising gravitas.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of babe
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  • 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
  • Those nutrients fertilize the tundra, which attracts the reindeer, who in turn attract predators like the Arctic fox.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Williams explained that the incident occurred during a time of year when young foxes begin separating from their families and exploring unfamiliar areas.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
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“Cutie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutie. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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