smartness
smartness · smartnesses
The state or quality of being smart, intelligenceThe state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
US/smˈɑɹtnɪs/
» Capricorns put everyone else's smartness to shame.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
(uncountable)The state or quality of being smart in appearance.
(countable)The result or product of being smart.
More definitions
- liveliness and eagerness
- intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
- a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
- elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Examples
2 sentencesCapricorns put everyone else's smartness to shame.
Her appearance presented a valiant attempt at smartness.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English smartnesse, smertnesse, equivalent to smart + -ness. Cognate with MiddFrom Middle English smartnesse, smertnesse, equivalent to smart + -ness. Cognate with Middle Dutch smartenisse (“pain, injury, insult, scorn, agony”).
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Forms
plural: smartnesses| Singular | smartness |
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Synonyms
13 synonymsClose in meaning
- liveliness and eagerness:alacritybriskness
- intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty:brightnesscleverness
- a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore:smartsmarting
- elegance by virtue of being fashionable:chicchicnesschichimodishnessstylishnessswanklast word
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsmart
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable