Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cutesy

/ˈkjutsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: cutesy
IPA: /ˈkjutsi/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.

Example Sentences

"The couple called each other cutesy pet names like "honeypot" and "smoochie-poochie" that disgusted everyone else."
"If each subject attracts roughly the same amount of attention (and with a judgmental adjustment to drop the more cutesy papers), that's roughly 100 papers per topic."

Etymology

From cute + -sy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cute

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkjutsi/
British English: /ˈkjuːtsi/

Inflected Forms

cutesier (comparative) cutesiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

cutesification cutesify cutesily cutesiness

Phrases

cutesy-poo

Synonyms

cutesy-wootsy saccharine precious syrupy twee

Rhymes With

tutsi guzzi iannuzzi petruzzi luzzi nuzzi eutsey pascuzzi

Questions

How do you pronounce cutesy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkjutsi/.
What does cutesy mean?: Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.
Where does cutesy come from?: From cute + -sy.

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