Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Ornamented with many buttons: Describes something that is decorated or covered with a large number of buttons.
   • Resembling a button in shape or appearance: Describes something that is small, round, and shiny, similar to a button or bead.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She wore a buttony coat covered in decorative fastenings. (The coat is adorned with many buttons.)
  • The doll had buttony eyes that sparkled in the light. (The doll's eyes were small, round, and shiny like buttons.)

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to create a vivid image, particularly in fashion or character description.
  • His buttony gaze was both intense and doll-like. (His eyes were small, round, and shiny, giving an intense, doll-like appearance.)

Variants and Related Words

• Button (n): A small disk or knob used for fastening or decoration.
• Buttoned (adj): Fastened or closed with buttons.
• Unbuttoned (adj): Not fastened; with buttons undone.

Synonyms

• Beady: Small, round, and shiny (often used for eyes).
• Studded: Decorated with many small protruding ornaments.
• Knoblike: Shaped like a knob or button.

Antonyms

• Plain: Not decorated or embellished.
• Unadorned: Without any decoration.

Related Phrases

• As bright as a button: An idiom meaning very intelligent or quick-witted. (Note: This idiom uses "button" metaphorically, not the adjective "buttony").
• On the button: Precisely accurate or punctual. (Note: This idiom uses "button," not the adjective "buttony").

Adjective

1. ornamented with many buttons
2. small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
   • bright beady eyes
   • black buttony eyes