smart (smɑːt
)
Definitions
adjective
- astute, as in business; clever or bright
- quick, witty, and often impertinent in speech ⇒
a smart talker
- fashionable; chic ⇒
a smart hotel
- well-kept; neat
- causing a sharp stinging pain
- vigorous or brisk
- dialect considerable or numerous ⇒
a smart price
- (of systems) operating as if by human intelligence by using automatic computer control
- (of a projectile or bomb) containing a device that allows it to be guided to its target
verb (mainly intr)
- to feel, cause, or be the source of a sharp stinging physical pain or keen mental distress ⇒
a nettle sting smarts
he smarted under their abuse
- (often foll by for) to suffer a harsh penalty
noun
- a stinging pain or feeling
adverb
- in a smart manner
Alternative Forms
ˈsmartish adjective ˈsmartly adverb ˈsmartness nounWord Origin
Old English smeortan; related to Old High German smerzan, Latin mordēre to bite, Greek smerdnos terribleSynonyms
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chic,
trim,
neat,
fashionable,
stylish,
fine,
elegant,
trendy,
spruce,
snappy,
natty,
modish,
well turned-out,
schmick,
=
clever,
bright,
intelligent,
quick,
sharp,
keen,
acute,
shrewd,
apt,
ingenious,
astute,
canny,
quick-witted,
= feel resentful feel annoyed feel offended feel wounded feel indignant
Smart (smɑːt)
Definitions
noun
- Christopher. 1722–71, British poet, author of 1722–71, British poet, author of A Song to David (1763) and 1722–71, British poet, author of (1763) and Jubilate Agno (written 1758–63, published 1939). He was confined (1756–63) for religious mania and died in a debtors' prison
Translations
- British English:
smart
Smart people and things are pleasantly neat and clean in appearance.I wore a black dress and looked very smart.smɑːt ADJECTIVE I wore a black dress and looked very smart.
- Spanish:
elegante
adj
- French:
élégant
adj
- German:
schick
adj
- Chinese: 聪明的 adj
- Arabic: ذَكِيّ adj
- Portuguese: elegante adj
- Russian: умный adj умная
- Croatian: pametan adj pametna
- Czech: upravený adj
- Danish: kvik adj
- Dutch: slim adj
- Finnish: huoliteltu adj
- Greek: ευφυής adj
- Italian: intelligente adj
- Japanese: スマートな no_posp
- Korean: 말쑥한 adj
- Norwegian: smart adj
- Polish: inteligentny adj inteligentna
- Brazilian Portuguese: elegante adj
- European Spanish:
elegante
adj
- Swedish: stilig adj stiligt
- Thai: สะอาดและประณีต adj
- Turkish: şık adj
- Vietnamese: bảnh bao adj
Usage examples
Tadeusz Radecki was far too smart to be nothing more than a gangster.
, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)With the right know-how and equipment, Iraqi troops could make smart bombs stray off course.
New Scientist (2003)To the Point Solo status will tempt smart banks Eric Reguly Canada's top bankers are in exceedingly good moods.
Globe and Mail (2003)The open-plan kitchen has all kinds of smart touches including a dish draining rack above the sink.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Trying to talk down the stock market in an election year would hardly be a smart political move.
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