Cute vs. Sexy

Cute vs. Sexy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cute and Sexy

Cuteadjective

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.

Sexyadjective

(of a person) Having sexual appeal; suggestive of sex.

The participants in the swimsuit competition are all very sexy.

Cuteadjective

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.

Sexyadjective

That can sexually attract or arouse.

She has a sexy voice!

Cuteadjective

Affected or contrived to charm; 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!

Sexyadjective

(of a thing or concept) interesting, attractive or appealing.

The manufacturers have launched a sexy new car.We have some sexy ideas on how to improve sales.Being an undertaker is not a sexy career.
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Cuteadjective

Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)

Cute trick, but can you do it consistently?

Sexyadjective

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He didn't really like me; all he wanted was for me to be sexy with him.

Cuteadjective

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;

a cute kid with pigtailsa cute little apartmentcunning kittensa cunning baby

Sexyadjective

(mathematics) Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six.

(73,79) is a sexy prime pair.

Cuteadjective

obviously contrived to charm;

an insufferably precious performancea child with intolerably cute mannerisms

Sexyadjective

marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest;

feeling sexysexy clothessexy posesa sexy booksexy jokes
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Sexyadjective

exciting sexual desire