cute as a button Daintily attractive. The word "cute" dates from the seventeenth century. It was originally an abbreviation of acute and had the same meaning: clever, shrewd, ingenious.

What does the phrase as cute as a button mean?

informal. : very cute Your nephew is cute as a button!

What does bright as a button mean?

[mainly British, old-fashioned] intelligent, full of energy, or very cheerful. She was as bright as a button and sharp as anything. If it had been her running the company, it might still be OK.