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   smart

   /smɑːt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) clean, tidy, 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 an object) bright and fresh in appearance: "a smart green van"
   • ▪ (of a place) fashionable and upmarket: "a smart restaurant" Similar fashionablestylishhigh-classexclusivechicfancyupmarkethigh-tonedinformal:trendyposhritzyplushplushyclassyswankyglitzyfancy-pantsswishswanktonylarneyderogatory:chi-chiOpposite unfashionabledownmarket
   • 2. 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"
   • 3. (of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action: "hi-tech smart weapons"
   • 4. quick; brisk: "he set off at a smart pace" Similar briskquickfastrapidswiftlivelyspankingenergeticspiritedvigorousjauntyinformal:snappycrackingrattlingOpposite slow

   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: "defence chiefs are still smarting from the government's cuts" Similar feel annoyedfeel upsetfeel offendedtake offencefeel aggrievedfeel indignantfeel put outfeel hurtfeel woundedfeel resentful

   noun

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

   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 for SMART: elegant, stylish, fashionable, dapper, snappy, sharp, natty, careful; Antonyms of SMART: sloppy, slovenly, messy, unkempt, disheveled, wrinkled, untidy, shabby.

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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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   smart. 1 (adjective) in the sense of chic. Definition. clean and neatly dressed. I was dressed in a smart navy-blue suit. Synonyms. chic. trim. neat. fashionable. stylish. fine. elegant. trendy (British, informal) spruce. snappy. natty (informal) modish. well turned-out. schmick (Australian, informal) See examples for synonyms. Opposites.