Cute vs. Hot

By Jaxson

  • Cute (adjective)

    Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.

    “Our reaction to cute attributes is understood as the way nature ensures mammals care for their young.”

  • Cute (adjective)

    Generally, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.

    “Let’s go to the mall and look for cute girls.”

  • Cute (adjective)

    Affected or mincingly clever; precious; cutesy.

    “The actor’s performance was too cute for me. All that mugging to the audience killed the humor.”

    “Don’t get cute with me, boy!”

  • Cute (adjective)

    Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)

    “clever|shrewd”

    “Cute trick, but can you do it consistently?”

  • Hot (adjective)

    Having a high temperature.

    “He forgot the frying pan was hot, and dropped it suddenly.”

  • Hot (adjective)

    (of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.

    “It is too hot to be outside.”

    “It is hotter in summer than in winter.”

  • Hot (adjective)

    (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

    “I was so hot from being in the sun too long.”

    “Aren’t you hot with that thick coat on?”

  • Hot (adjective)

    (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.

    “Be careful, he has a hot temper and may take it out on you.”

  • Hot (adjective)

    Feverish.

  • Hot (adjective)

    (of Spicy.

    “Before moving to India, I never ate hot food. The Indians love spicy food.”

  • Hot (adjective)

    Very good, remarkable, exciting. from the 19thc.

    “He’s a hot young player, we should give him a trial.”

  • Hot (adjective)

    Stolen. from the 20thc.

    “hot merchandise”

  • Hot (adjective)

    Electrically charged.

    “a hot wire”

  • Hot (adjective)

    Radioactive. from the 20thc.

  • Hot (adjective)

    Very physically and/or sexually attractive.

    “That girl is hot!”

  • Hot (adjective)

    Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.

  • Hot (adjective)

    Sexually aroused; horny.

  • Hot (adjective)

    Popular; in demand.

    “His new pickup is hot!”

  • Hot (adjective)

    Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.

    “Am I warm yet? — You’re hot!”

  • Hot (adjective)

    Performing strongly; having repeated successes.

  • Hot (adjective)

    Fresh; just released.

  • Hot (adjective)

    Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.

  • Hot (adjective)

    Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something

    “He was finished in a hot minute.”

    “I dated him for a hot second.”

  • Hot (verb)

    To heat; to make or become hot.

  • Hot (verb)

    To become lively or exciting.

Wiktionary
  • Cute (adjective)

    attractive in a pretty or endearing way

    “she had a cute little nose”

  • Cute (adjective)

    sexually attractive; good-looking

    “Ryan’s cute but he’s kinda young”

    “a cute guy”

  • Cute (adjective)

    clever or cunning, especially in a self-seeking or superficial way

    “the two brothers were cute enough to find a couple of rich women and marry them”

    “she had a real cute idea”

Oxford Dictionary

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