Definition of smart Smart

/smɑˈɹt/ - [smart] - smart

We found 46 definitions of smart from 9 different sources.

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What does smart mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: smarts

smart - a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
  smarting, smartness
  hurting, pain a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"

Adjective

smart, smarter, smartest

smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
  stupid lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
  intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
  astute, shrewd, sharp marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
  canny, cagey, cagy, clever characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"
smart - painfully severe; "he gave the dog a smart blow"
  intense (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"
smart - quick and brisk; "I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace"
  fast (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens"
smart - capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons"
smart - improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
  fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, saucy, sassy, wise
  forward at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
smart - elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"
  chic, voguish
  stylish, fashionable having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd"
smart - characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
  bright
  intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • smart (v. i.)
    To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart.
  • smart (v. i.)
    To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
  • smart (v. t.)
    To cause a smart in.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction.
  • smart (v. i.)
    A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Smart money (see below).
  • smart (v. i.)
    Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Vigorous; sharp; severe.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown.
  • smart (v. i.)
    Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • smart
    Not showing due respect.
  • smart
    Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity.
  • smart
    Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
  • smart
    Elegant and stylish.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • smart
    smärt, n. quick, stinging pain of body or mind: smart-money: a dandy.—v.i. to feel a smart: to be punished.—adj. causing a smart: severe: sharp: vigorous, brisk: acute, witty, pert, vivacious: well-dressed, fine, fashionable: keen in business: creditable, up-to-the-mark.—v.t. Smart′en, to make smart, to brighten (with up).—adv. Smart′ly.—ns. Smart′-mon′ey, money paid by a recruit for his release before being sworn in: money paid for escape from any unpleasant situation or engagement: excessive damages: money allowed to soldiers and sailors for wounds; Smart′ness; Smart′-tick′et, a certificate granted to one entitled to smart-money; Smart′-weed, a name given to some of the Milkworts from their acrid properties, esp. Polygonum Hydropiper, or Waterpepper; Smart′y, a would-be smart fellow. [A.S. smeortan; Dut. smarten, Ger. schmerzen.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • smart
    Ready, active, and intelligent.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • smart
    Spruce, fine: as smart as a carrot new scraped.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • SMart is a long running children’s art show. The presenters show how to create pictures from items easily found around the house.

    The show has a number of spin offs, because it is so popular. Some of these are

Part of speech

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  • smart, verb, present, 1st person singular of smart (infinitive).
  • smart, verb (infinitive).
  • smart, noun, singular of smarts.
  • smart, adjective.

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