Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or showing intelligence; bright. synonym: intelligent.
- adjective Canny and shrewd in dealings with others.
- adjective Amusingly clever; witty.
- adjective Impertinent; insolent.
- adjective Energetic or quick in movement.
- adjective Fashionable; elegant: synonym: fashionable.
- adjective Capable of making adjustments that resemble those resulting from human decisions, chiefly by means of electronic sensors and computer technology.
- intransitive verb To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain.
- intransitive verb To be the location of such a pain.
- intransitive verb To feel such a pain.
- intransitive verb To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse.
- noun Sharp pain or anguish.
- noun Slang Intelligence; expertise.
- idiom (right smart) A lot; a considerable amount.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To feel a lively, pungent pain; also, to be the seat of a pungent local pain, as from some piercing or irritating application; be acutely painful: often used impersonally.
- To feel mental pain or suffering of any kind; suffer; be distressed; suffer evil consequences; bear a penalty.
- To cause a smart or sharp pain; cause suffering or distress.
- To cause a smart or pain to or in; cause to smart.
- noun A sharp, quick, lively pain; especially, a pricking local pain, as the pain from the sting of nettles.
- noun Hence, mental pain or suffering of any kind; pungent grief; affliction.
- noun Same as
smart-money : as, to pay the smart. - noun A dandy; one who affects smartness in dress; also, one who affects briskness, vivacity, or cleverness.
- Smartly; vigorously; quickly; sharp.
- A contracted form of
smarteth , third person singular present indicative of smart. - Causing a smart or sharp pain; especially, causing a pricking local pain; pungent; stinging.
- Sharp; keen; poignant: applied to physical or mental pain or suffering.
- Marked by or executed with force or vigor; vigorous; efficient; sharp; severe: as, a smart blow; a smart skirmish; a smart walk.
- Brisk; lively; fresh: as, a smart breeze.
- Acute and pertinent; witty; especially, marked by a sharpness winch is nearer to pertness or impertinence than to genuine wit; superficially witty: noting remarks, writings, etc.: as, a smart reply; a smart saying.
- Brisk; vivacious; lively; witty; especially, sharp and impertinent, or pert and forward, rather than genuinely witty: noting persons.
- Dressed in an elaborately nice or showy manner; well-dressed; spruce.
- Elaborately nice; elegant; fine; showy: noting articles of dress.
- Quick; active; intelligent; clever: as, a smart business man.
- Keen, as in bargain-making; sharp, and often of questionable honesty; well able to take care of one's own interests.
- Fashionable; stylish; brilliant.
- Careful; punctual; quick.
- Considerable; large; as, a right smart distance.
- Forcible; earnest.
- Having strong qualities; strong.
- In good health; well; not sick.
- Swift-sailing, as a vessel: in distinction from able, stanch, or seaworthy.
- Up to the mark; well turned out; creditable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation.
- intransitive verb To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
- adjective Causing a smart; pungent; pricking.
- adjective Keen; severe; poignant.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In fact, mommy is SO smart that she rapes all the silly vain ’smart’ women, forcing them into pregnancy or death.
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Of course, you could also argue that Bob was smart enough to get himself into those rarefied realms in the first place, but there is a lot more to that than ’smart.’
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After all, the term "smart growth" was first coined in Maryland.
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Harvard international affairs expert Joseph Nye, often credited with coining the term "smart power," said Clinton and Obama had made strides in coordinating work between the Pentagon and the State Department.
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Harvard international affairs expert Joseph Nye, often credited with coining the term "smart power," said Clinton and Obama had made strides in coordinating work between the Pentagon and the State Department.
Obama's "smart power" plan risks death of 1,000 cuts Reuters 2011
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Harvard international affairs expert Joseph Nye, often credited with coining the term "smart power," said Clinton and Obama had made strides in coordinating work between the Pentagon and the State Department.
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Harvard international affairs expert Joseph Nye, often credited with coining the term "smart power," said Clinton and Obama had made strides in coordinating work between the Pentagon and the State Department.
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Research reveals the UK is confused by the term smart/casual
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One website, Macaoyuan, features a popular posting named 30 Money Saving Tricks, which is geared towards what it calls smart penny pinching women in Shanghai.
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oroboros commented on the word smart
Trams in reverse.
July 22, 2007
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November 13, 2023