| smart (smärt) adj. smart·er, smart·est 1. a. Characterized by sharp quick thought; bright. See Synonyms at intelligent. b. Amusingly clever; witty: a smart quip; a lively, smart conversation. c. Impertinent; insolent: That's enough of your smart talk. 2. Energetic or quick in movement: a smart pace. 3. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others: a smart negotiator. 4. Fashionable; elegant: a smart suit; a smart restaurant; the smart set. See Synonyms at fashionable. 5. a. Capable of making adjustments that resemble human decisions, especially in response to changing circumstances: smart missiles. b. Manufactured to regulate the amount of light transmitted in response to varying light conditions or to an electronic sensor or control unit: smart windows. 6. New England & Southern U.S. Accomplished; talented: He's a right smart ball player. intr.v. smart·ed, smart·ing, smarts 1. a. To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain: The slap delivered to my face smarted. b. To be the location of such a pain: The incision on my leg smarts. c. To feel such a pain. 2. To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse: "No creature smarts so little as a fool" (Alexander Pope). 3. To suffer or pay a heavy penalty. n. Phrasal Verb: 1. Sharp mental or physical pain. See Synonyms at pain. 2. smarts Slang Intelligence; expertise: a reporter with a lot of smarts. smart off Informal Idiom: To speak or act impertinently. right smart New England & Southern U.S. A lot; a considerable amount: He did right smart of the work himself. [Middle English, stinging, keen, alert, from Old English smeart, causing pain.] smart  ly adv.smart ness n.Regional Note: Smart is a word that has diverged considerably from its original meaning of "stinging, sharp," as in a smart blow. The standard meaning of "clever, intelligent," probably picks up on the original semantic element of vigor or quick movement. Smart has taken on other senses as a regionalism. In New England and in the South smart can mean "accomplished, talented." The phrase right smart can even be used as a noun meaning "a considerable number or amount": "We have read right smart of that book" (Catherine C. Hopley). |
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| Noun | 1. | smartness - a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore |
| 2. | smartness - intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience | |
| 3. |  smartness - elegance by virtue of being fashionableelegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility" | |
| 4. | smartness - liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him" sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" |
Translations
smartness [ˈsmɑːtnɪs] N
1. [of appearance] (= elegance) → elegancia f; (= neatness) → lo bien arreglado
smartness is very important when you are going to an interview → la buena presencia es muy importante cuando se va a una entrevista
smartness is very important when you are going to an interview → la buena presencia es muy importante cuando se va a una entrevista
2. (= cleverness) → inteligencia f, agudeza f
3. (= briskness) → rapidez f
smartness
n
(= brightness, cleverness) → Cleverness f (inf), → Schlauheit f, → Gewitztheit f; (of thief, trick) → Raffiniertheit f; (pej, of person) → Besserwisserei f (pej); (of answer) → Vorwitzigkeit f
smartness [ˈsmɑːtnɪs] n (see adv) → eleganza, intelligenza, velocità, prontezza
smartness [ˈsmɑːtnɪs] n (see adv) → eleganza, intelligenza, velocità, prontezza
smartness [ˈsmɑːtnɪs] n (see adv) → eleganza, intelligenza, velocità, prontezza
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