smart
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English smeortan, from West Germanic Proto-Germanic *smertan, whence also Old High German smerzan.
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: smärt
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)t
[edit] Adjective
smart (comparative smarter, superlative smartest)
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- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 19
- “I always preferred the church, and I still do. But that was not smart enough for my family. They recommended the army. That was a great deal too smart for me.”
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 19
- Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking.
- a smart outfit
- Cleverly and/or sarcastically humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful. Cf: (verb) to smart off; (noun) smarty pants, wise guy, wiseacre, wise-ass; (adjective) cute.
- He became tired of his daughter's sarcasm and smart remarks.
- Sudden and intense.
- 1860 July 9, Henry David Thoreau, journal entry, from Thoreau's bird-lore, Francis H. Allen (editor), Houghton Mifflin (Boston, 1910), Thoreau on Birds: notes on New England birds from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau, Beacon Press, (Boston, 1993), page 239:
- There is a smart shower at 5 P.M., and in the midst of it a hummingbird is busy about the flowers in the garden, unmindful of it, though you would think that each big drop that struck him would be a serious accident.
- 1860 July 9, Henry David Thoreau, journal entry, from Thoreau's bird-lore, Francis H. Allen (editor), Houghton Mifflin (Boston, 1910), Thoreau on Birds: notes on New England birds from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau, Beacon Press, (Boston, 1993), page 239:
- (US, Southern, dated) Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.
- He raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart.
- That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart.
[edit] Synonyms
- (exhibiting social ability): bright, capable, sophisticated, witty
- (exhibiting intellectual knowledge): cultivated, educated, learned
- (good-looking): attractive, chic, stylish, handsome
- See also Wikisaurus:learned
[edit] Antonyms
- (exhibiting social ability): backward, boorish, dull, inept
- (exhibiting intellectual knowledge): ignorant, uncultivated, simple
- (good-looking): garish, outré, tacky
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
exhibiting social ability or cleverness
exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books
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[edit] Verb
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to smart (third-person singular simple present smarts, present participle smarting, simple past and past participle smarted)
- (intransitive) To hurt or sting.
- After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"
[edit] Translations
to hurt or sting
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[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Adjective
smart
- clever (mentally sharp or bright)
This Norwegian entry was created from the translations listed at clever. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see smart in the Norwegian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009
[edit] Swedish
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| Inflections of smart |
Absolute | Comparative | Superlative | ||
| Attributive | Predicative | ||||
| Indefinite singular |
Common | smart | smartare | smartast | |
| Neuter | smart | ||||
| Definite singular |
Masc. | smarte | smartaste | ||
| All | smarta | smartaste | |||
| Plural | smarta | smartaste | |||
- smart