Ugly vs. Cute — What's the Difference?

Displeasing to the eye; unsightly.

Attractive in a pretty or endearing way

Repulsive or offensive; objectionable

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

Chiefly Southern US Rude

Attractive or pretty in a youthful or dainty way

New England Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses.

Sexually attractive; good-looking

Morally reprehensible; bad.

Obviously contrived to charm; precious

Threatening or ominous

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

Likely to cause embarrassment or trouble

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.

Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable

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

One that is ugly.

Sexually attractive or pleasing; gorgeous.

Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.

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

Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.

Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)

Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.

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

(Southern US) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.

Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.

Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.

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.

Ugliness.

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

(slang) An ugly person or thing.

Affectedly clever.

Any product whose size and shape prevents it from fitting neatly on a pallet.

Attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;

A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.

Obviously contrived to charm;

To make ugly (sometimes with up).

Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.

Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.

Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.

A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet.

To make ugly.

Displeasing to the senses and morally revolting;

Deficient in beauty;

Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace;

Morally reprehensible;

Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;

Provoking horror;