What does smart mean?
Definitions for smart
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Princeton's WordNet
smart, smarting, smartnessadjective
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
smartadjective
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
chic, smart, voguishadjective
elegant and stylish
"chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"
bright, smartadjective
characterized by quickness and ease in learning
"some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wiseadjective
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!"
smartadjective
painfully severe
"he gave the dog a smart blow"
smartadjective
quick and brisk
"I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace"
smartverb
capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
"smart weapons"
ache, smart, hurtverb
be the source of pain
Webster Dictionary
Smartverb
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
Smartverb
to feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil
Smartverb
to cause a smart in
Smartverb
quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles
Smartverb
severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction
Smartverb
a fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy
Smartverb
smart money (see below)
Smartverb
causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste
Smartverb
keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain
Smartverb
vigorous; sharp; severe
Smartverb
accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever
Smartverb
efficient; vigorous; brilliant
Smartverb
marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying
Smartverb
pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown
Smartverb
brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze
Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]
Freebase
SMart
SMart is a British CBBC television programme based on the subject of art, which began in 1994 and ended in 2009. The programme was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London, previously it had been recorded in Studio A at BBC Pebble Mill in Birmingham. The format is similar to the Tony Hart programmes Take Hart and Hartbeat. The show was revamped into an hour-long show in 2007; it was previously a 25 minute show. The 'older' 25 minute shows from 1994-2005 also featured Morph, originally from Take Hart. It has 199 episodes.
Chambers 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.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
smart
Said of a program that does the Right Thing in a wide variety of complicated circumstances. There is a difference between calling a program smart and calling it intelligent; in particular, there do not exist any intelligent programs (yet — see AI-complete). Compare robust (smart programs can be brittle).
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
smart
Ready, active, and intelligent.
Editors Contribution
smart
A form of intelligent, practical and logical technology.
Smart technology is a term used to describe intelligent, practical and logical technology.
Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'smart' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3340
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Rank popularity for the word 'smart' in Adjectives Frequency: #724
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of smart in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of smart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of smart in a Sentence
If Donald Trump gets the nomination and wins the election, if he's as smart as I think, he's going to regret having said the things he's said and done.
I think Liaoning's visit definitely gives the central government a chance to display its military power. It's quite a positive and smart strategy to step up publicity overall.
What they've done is frankly very smart, it's sort of a bottom-up approach.
Space will become a key technological platform for many industries worldwide — from the automotive to the telecoms sector — bringing advances and new capabilities of [ Internet of Things ], data encryption and storage, as well as smart farming applications and surveillance for tackling climate change.
Never ever judge a person in the first degree of his/her bad deeds or says, being a smart leader, you must give him/her the opportunity to come back up on his/her conscience, in order to shed credible light on the beauty of the facts.
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- intelligentAfrikaans
- ذكيArabic
- разумныBelarusian
- уменBulgarian
- bystrý, chytrý, inteligentníCzech
- smart, klogDanish
- intelligent, gescheit, klug, schmerzenGerman
- inteligentaEsperanto
- vivo, intelectual, vivaracho, escocer, listo, inteligenteSpanish
- nutikasEstonian
- هوشمندPersian
- terävä, raikas, äly, pistävä, pistää, kirvellä, raju, älykäs, hyvännäköinen, fiksu, näyttävä, tuskallinen, pisteliäs, välkky, tyylikäs, sattuaFinnish
- piquer, habile, intelligentFrench
- tapaidhScottish Gaelic
- חכםHebrew
- बुद्धिमान, चतुर, होशियार, चालाक, स्मार्टHindi
- խելացի, խելոքArmenian
- pintarIndonesian
- inteligenteItalian
- 頭がいい, 賢い, スマート, 利口, 機敏, 敏い, 痛めるJapanese
- ჭკვიანი, გონიერიGeorgian
- ឆ្លាតKhmer
- 똑똑한Korean
- زیرهکKurdish
- callidusLatin
- protingasLithuanian
- gudrsLatvian
- pākinikini, pākikiniMāori
- smart, klokNorwegian
- slimDutch
- smartNorwegian
- zmyślny, elegancki, sprytny, piec, szczypać, bystryPolish
- elegante, esperto, inteligentePortuguese
- isteț, descurcăreț, deșteptRomanian
- смышлёный, находчивый, понятливый, сообразительный, разумный, элегантный, умныйRussian
- चतुरSanskrit
- pametan, паметанSerbo-Croatian
- chytrý, bystrýSlovak
- pametenSlovene
- klok, göra ont, smärta, smartSwedish
- நுண்ணறிTamil
- ฉลาดThai
- acımak, ağrımak, akıllıTurkish
- розумнийUkrainian
- ہوشیارUrdu
- thông minh, 聰明Vietnamese
- 聪明Chinese
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