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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kawaiisa
"その子犬の可愛さにみんなが癒やされた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being attractive in a pretty or endearing way.
"Everyone in the room was charmed by the sheer cuteness of the newborn puppy." - 2
Cleverness or shrewdness, especially in a slightly artful way.
"He tried to win the negotiation through sheer legal cuteness rather than sound arguments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'cute', which originated in the early 18th century as an apocopated form of 'acute', meaning clever or sharp. Over time, the semantic meaning shifted in American English to describe someone or something attractive, endearing, or charmingly pretty, culminating in the noun form with the suffix '-ness'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cuteness" is said worldwide
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mignonnerie
Transliteration: mi-nyon-ri
"Tout le monde a craqué devant la mignonnerie de ce chaton."
Niedlichkeit
Transliteration: niːt.lɪç.kaɪ̯t
"Die Niedlichkeit des kleinen Hundes eroberte alle Herzen."
tenerezza
Transliteration: te.neˈrɛt.tsa
"La tenerezza di quel cucciolo è indescrivibile."
ternura
Transliteration: teɾˈnuɾa
"La ternura del gatito enterneció a todos los presentes."
fofura
Transliteration: foˈfu.ɾɐ
"A fofura daquele bebê chamou a atenção de todos."
प्यारापन
Transliteration: pyaraapan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस छोटे बच्चे का प्यारापन सभी को बहुत पसंद आया।"
可爱
Transliteration: kě ài
Script: 中文汉字
"这只小猫的可爱融化了大家的心。"
귀여움
Transliteration: gwiyeoeum
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 강아지의 귀여움에 모두가 반해버렸다."
可愛さ
Transliteration: kawaiisa
Script: 日本語
"その子犬の可愛さにみんなが癒やされた。"
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