The difference between Cute and Endearing

When used as adjectives, cute means possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals, whereas endearing means inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.


Endearing is also noun with the meaning: ..

Endearing is also verb with the meaning: ..

check bellow for the other definitions of Cute and Endearing

  1. Cute as an 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.

    Examples:

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

  2. Cute as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

    "Let's go to the mall and look for cute girls."

  3. Cute as an adjective:

    Affected or contrived to charm; mincingly clever; precious; cutesy.

    Examples:

    "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!"

  4. Cute as an adjective:

    Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)

    Examples:

    "synonyms: clever shrewd"

    "Cute trick, but can you do it consistently?"

  1. Endearing as an adjective:

    Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.

    Examples:

    "synonyms cute"

    "antonyms unendearing"

  1. Endearing as a noun:

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  1. Endearing as a verb:

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