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   Smart

   /smärt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a quick-witted intelligence: informal "if he was that smart he would never have been tricked" Similar cleverbrightintelligentsharpsharp-wittedquick-wittednimble-wittedshrewdastuteacuteaptablewell educatedwell readperceptivepercipientdiscerninginformal:brainysavvystreetwiseon the ballquick on the uptakegeniuswhip-smartOpposite stupid
   • ▪ showing impertinence by making clever or sarcastic remarks: North American "don't get smart or I'll whack you one"
   • 2. (of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action: "hi-tech smart weapons"
   • 3. (of a person) clean, neat, and well dressed: "you look very smart" Similar well dressedwell turned outfashionably dressedfashionablestylishchicmodishelegantneatbesuitedsprucetrimdapperdebonairshinygleamingbrightspotlesscleanspick and spansoignéinformal:snazzynattysnappysharpniftycoolwith itkickingkickytonyflyspiffysassystylin'on fleekdated:as if one had just stepped out of a bandboxinformal, dated:swaggerarchaic:trigOpposite scruffy
   • ▪ (of clothes) attractively neat and stylish: "a smart blue skirt" Similar well dressedwell turned outfashionably dressedfashionablestylishchicmodishelegantneatbesuitedsprucetrimdapperdebonairshinygleamingbrightspotlesscleanspick and spansoignéinformal:snazzynattysnappysharpniftycoolwith itkickingkickytonyflyspiffysassystylin'on fleekdated:as if one had just stepped out of a bandboxinformal, dated:swaggerarchaic:trigOpposite scruffy
   • ▪ (of a thing) bright and fresh in appearance: "a smart green van"
   • ▪ (of a person or place) fashionable and upscale: "a smart restaurant" Similar fashionablestylishhigh-classexclusivechicfancyupmarkethigh-tonedinformal:trendyposhritzyplushplushyclassyswankyglitzyfancy-pantsswishswanktonydictylarneyderogatory:chi-chiOpposite unfashionabledownmarket
   • 4. quick; brisk: "I gave him a smart salute" Similar briskquickfastrapidswiftlivelyspankingenergeticspiritedvigorousjauntyinformal:snappycrackingrattlingOpposite slow
   • ▪ painfully severe: "a dog that snaps is given a smart blow" Similar sharpsevereforcefulviolentpainfulOpposite gentle

   verb

   • 1. (of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain: "her legs were scratched and smarting" Similar stingburntinglepricklehurtache
   • ▪ feel upset and annoyed: "chiefs of staff are still smarting from the government's cuts" Similar feel annoyedfeel upsetfeel offendedtake offensefeel aggrievedfeel indignantfeel put outfeel hurtfeel woundedfeel resentful

   noun

   • 1. intelligence; acumen: informal North American "I don't think I have the smarts for it"
   • 2. sharp stinging pain: "the smart of the recent blood-raw cuts"
   • ▪ mental pain or suffering: archaic "sorrow is the effect of smart, and smart the effect of faith"

   adverb

   • 1. in a quick or brisk manner: archaic "it is better for tenants to be compelled to pay up smart"

   Word Origin Old Englishsmeortan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German schmerzen; the adjective is related to the verb, the original sense (late Old English) being ‘causing sharp pain’; from this arose ‘keen, brisk’, whence the current senses of ‘mentally sharp’ and ‘neat in a brisk, sharp style’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. smartness noun

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   Synonyms and examples. intelligent. He seems like a very intelligent young man. clever. I'm the cleverest kid in the class. bright. Jacob was a very bright boy. sharp. mainly approving. How can we stay mentally sharp as we age? brilliant. His father was a brilliant scholar. gifted. She is a gifted mathematician. talented.

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    brisk, swift, lively, energetic, quick, rapid, fast. Sense: Adjective: fashionable. Synonyms: fashionable, stylish, chic, in fashion, trendy, cool (slang), in (informal), hip (slang), fresh (informal), voguish, a la mode, well-dressed, smartly dressed, sharp-dressed, sharply dressed, well presented.

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    Synonyms for SMART: bright, clever, intelligent, keen, fresh, quick, alert, acute, adroit, agile, apt; Antonyms for SMART: dowdy, dull, inapt, tawdry, slow, lethargic, apathetic, stupid, unintelligent, dowdy, dull.