kawaicidad

Spanish

Alternative forms

• kawaiicidad

Etymology

kawaii +‎ -idad, derived from Japanese 可愛い (kawaii, “lovable; cute”). The use of -c- is analogical to words such as simplicidad, derived from simple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kawaiθiˈdad/ [ka.wai̯.θiˈð̞að̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kawaisiˈdad/ [ka.wai̯.siˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: ka‧wai‧ci‧dad

Noun

kawaicidad f (uncountable)

1. (chiefly in the context of Japanese culture) kawaiiness, cuteness
   • 2006 September 24, Ikael, “Peluche de Okami! ^O^”, in Anait‎^[1], archived from the original on 2020-09-28:

     Resulta que en el TGS, al contrario que otras ferias videojueguiles (como el E3) se pueden comprar algunas cosas. Entre ellas, este tremebundamente awesome peluche de Okami que viene a ser algo así como la kawaicidad concentrada.

     As it turns out, at TGS, unlike other videogame conferences (such as E3), you can buy merchandise. Among other things, there is this incredibly awesome plushie of Okami, which is basically kawaiiness itself in concentrated form.

   • 2012 August 16, Sh1ken&Michiw, “Panqueques con Manjarcito”, in Chunchus Kitchen!‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-09-24:

     Empezaré diciendo que estoy muy feliz porque una niña muy lindi tuvo la amabilidad de hacer el Header para nuestra página de recetas […] ojalá no se enoje porque publico sus páginas, pero me emociona tanta kawaiicidad <3

     I'll begin by saying I'm very happy, because a very beautiful girl generously made the header for our recipe page […] I hope she won't get angry because I'm sharing her social media pages, but I get so excited by so much kawaiiness.

   • 2020 November 27, Chio, “tweet by @ChioUyuni”, in X.com‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-09-24:

     Una de mis frases favoritas de ivern es "las patatas nos observan" / malditas patatas y su kawaicidad

     One of my favourite phrases from Ivern is "potatoes observe us". Damn potatoes and their kawaiiness.