Difference between Cute and Precious

What is the difference between Cute and Precious?

Cute as an adjective is 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. while Precious as an adjective is of high value or worth, or seemingly regarded as such

Cute

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: 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. Generally, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way. Affected or contrived to charm; mincingly clever; precious; cutesy. Mentally keen or discerning; clever; shrewd; see .

Example sentence: Showing up is like 90 percent of the battle, and just make sure your hair is really cute.

Precious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of high value or worth, or seemingly regarded as suchregarded with love or tenderness.treated with too much reverence.contrived to be cute or charming

Part of speech: noun

Definition: someone (or something) who is loved; a darling

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: used as an intensifier

Example sentence: Achievements are precious and timeless, just like the precious metal platinum. And what better way to celebrate milestones in your life than with precious platinum.

We hope you now know whether to use Cute or Precious in your sentence.

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