"cuteness" :D
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Truly subjective I'd say. And, I am taking the thread topic to be more than just something physically cute? I'll add I think geeky phrases, tangents, discussions and the like are darn cute. Meeting a fellow geek just gives me warm fuzzies inside.
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I only use the term in reference to people that are attractive but not sexy, usually accompanied by certain types of outfits.
When the first description that comes to mind is 'cute', other things such as 'professional' or 'formidable' do not come to mind.
My working definition for other people's idea of cute involves things such as what Royal posted, especially the young animals.
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Actually, now that I think about it, it makes no sense to have a separate definition from the general use of the term. I think, perhaps, it would be more accurate to say that I do not find cute things attractive? Hmmm...
When the first description that comes to mind is 'cute', other things such as 'professional' or 'formidable' do not come to mind.
My working definition for other people's idea of cute involves things such as what Royal posted, especially the young animals.
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Actually, now that I think about it, it makes no sense to have a separate definition from the general use of the term. I think, perhaps, it would be more accurate to say that I do not find cute things attractive? Hmmm...
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Animals! I love animals, like pandas and cats and stuff - soooooo cute <3
Men look cute in certain shirts and women look cute in jumpers and both are cute with glasses.
Relationship wise probably them getting excited about something I don't understand.
Oh and random tiny things, like teeny pencils and teeny jam jars and teeny decorations for a dolls house!
Men look cute in certain shirts and women look cute in jumpers and both are cute with glasses.
Relationship wise probably them getting excited about something I don't understand.
Oh and random tiny things, like teeny pencils and teeny jam jars and teeny decorations for a dolls house!
A subjective quality pretty much. I tend to think everyone has a cute quality about them somewhere in their looks/personality.
I tend to define it as behaviors that seem to stem from childhood emotions or interests, or even purely generally good human ones. A person showing extreme concern after someone has fallen and rushing to take care of him/her could be seen as cute in my eyes.
There's no pro or con pretty much. Everyone has a quality or two pretty much.When is it a pro and a con to be "cute"?
Just a fun topic
+1. Kinda hard to take cute things seriously. If someone finds me cute, which i doubt they do
, i would have a hard time being around them for long. But besides that, cute stuff are fun. Especially if they give you *clean* warm fuzzies inside i guess.
Kinda agree.
I'm noticing a trend of people saying that cute = not romantically/sexually attractive. This is definitely not the case for me if I say someone is cute. It depends entirely on context. Obviously if I say a sea otter is cute, I am not physically attracted to it. It is just cute.
Also, as silly as I feel for admitting this haha...I feel kind of funny saying someone is "handsome". I don't know, it seems so mature and refined and that just sounds weird to me coming out of my mouth. So I would rather say cute. Using cute in this case, definitely means I am attracted. I call my husband cute all the time. I did make sure to ask him ahead of time if it bothered him though, I would've made an effort not to use it if it did. But when I say he is cute, it definitely doesn't mean "I'm just saying you are cute so I don't hurt your feelings because I don't find you attractive". I think he's a total stud. Cute to my ears sounds less cheesy than my other options. But I can see why it would bug someone. I should really get over my irrational fear of words. Or grow up.
Also, as silly as I feel for admitting this haha...I feel kind of funny saying someone is "handsome". I don't know, it seems so mature and refined and that just sounds weird to me coming out of my mouth. So I would rather say cute. Using cute in this case, definitely means I am attracted. I call my husband cute all the time. I did make sure to ask him ahead of time if it bothered him though, I would've made an effort not to use it if it did. But when I say he is cute, it definitely doesn't mean "I'm just saying you are cute so I don't hurt your feelings because I don't find you attractive". I think he's a total stud. Cute to my ears sounds less cheesy than my other options. But I can see why it would bug someone. I should really get over my irrational fear of words. Or grow up.
Perhaps the clarification would be that for most cute doesn't denote serious, adult type attractions? Cute always reminds me of baby animals too. If I say some person is cute it usually does denote a lack of actual attraction but usually based on the fact that I don't know them since the personal connection is important. Cute is a step below attractive for me though.
Never say it to a girl... then she thinks she's downright ugly... it was the majority of what people said about me.
I call ugly girls other words that are ambiguos enough to keep me out of trouble and their feelings intact.
