Lovely vs. Cute — What's the Difference?

Very beautiful or attractive

Attractive in a pretty or endearing way

An attractive woman or girl

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

Beautiful especially in a pleasing or charming way.

Attractive or pretty in a youthful or dainty way

Enjoyable; delightful

Sexually attractive; good-looking

(Archaic) Inspiring love or affection.

Obviously contrived to charm; precious

(Obsolete) Full of love; loving.

Clever or witty, especially in an impertinent or evasive way, as in falsely suggesting that one is ignorant about the matter at hand.

A beautiful person, especially a woman.

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.

A lovely object.

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

Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.

Sexually attractive or pleasing; gorgeous.

Very nice, wonderful.

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

(obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.

Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)

(obsolete) Loving, filled with love.

Evincing cleverness; surprising in its elegance or unconventionality (but of limited importance).

Worthy of praise.

Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.

(informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.

Pleasantly attractive, in a delicate way; - said of children, young ladies, pet animals and some objects, but seldom of adults; as, a cute child; a cute kitten; a cute little house; a cute statue.

Term of fond address.

Smart-alecky or impertinent; as, a cute remark.

A lovely object.

Affectedly clever.

(informal) In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.

Attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;

Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.

Obviously contrived to charm;

Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship.

Loving; tender.

Very pleasing; - applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody.

In a manner to please, or to excite love.

A very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model

Appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

Lovable especially in a childlike or naive way