Smart (verb)
To hurt or sting.
“After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed “Ouch, my arm smarts!””
Smart (verb)
To cause a smart or sting in.
Smart (verb)
To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
Smart (adjective)
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
Smart (adjective)
Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
Smart (adjective)
Equipped with digital/computer technology.
“smart bomb, smart car”
“smartcard, smartphone”
Smart (adjective)
Good-looking.
“a smart outfit”
Smart (adjective)
Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
“He became tired of his daughter’s sarcasm and smart remarks.”
“Don’t get smart with me!”
Smart (adjective)
Sudden and intense.
Smart (adjective)
Causing sharp pain; stinging.
Smart (adjective)
Sharp; keen; poignant.
“a smart pain”
Smart (adjective)
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.”
Smart (adjective)
Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
Smart (adjective)
Pretentious; showy; spruce.
“a smart gown”
Smart (adjective)
Brisk; fresh.
“a smart breeze”
Smart (noun)
A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
Smart (noun)
Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
Smart (noun)
Smart-money.
Smart (noun)
A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
Intelligent (adjective)
Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
Intelligent (adjective)
Well thought-out, well considered.
“The engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.”
“The general devised an intelligent strategy for the southern campaign.”
Intelligent (adjective)
Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
“My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.”
Intelligent (adjective)
Having the same level of brain power as mankind.
“The hunt for intelligent life.”
Intelligent (adjective)
Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
“an intelligent network or keyboard”
Smart (adjective)
(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed
“you look very smart”
Smart (adjective)
(of clothes) attractively neat and stylish
“a smart blue skirt”
Smart (adjective)
(of an object) bright and fresh in appearance
“a smart green van”
Smart (adjective)
(of a place) fashionable and upmarket
“a smart restaurant”
Smart (adjective)
having or showing a quick-witted intelligence
“if he was that smart he would never have been tricked”
Smart (adjective)
(of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action
“hi-tech smart weapons”
Smart (adjective)
showing impertinence by making clever or sarcastic remarks
“don’t get smart or I’ll whack you one”
Smart (adjective)
quick; brisk
“he set off at a smart pace”
Smart (verb)
(of part of the body) feel a sharp stinging pain
“her legs were scratched and smarting”
Smart (verb)
feel upset and annoyed
“defence chiefs are still smarting from the government’s cuts”
Smart (noun)
sharp stinging pain
“the smart of the recent cuts”
Smart (noun)
mental pain or suffering
“sorrow is the effect of smart, and smart the effect of faith”
Smart (noun)
intelligence; acumen
“I don’t think I have the smarts for it”
Intelligent (adjective)
having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level
“an intelligent guess”
“Anna is intelligent and hard-working”
Intelligent (adjective)
(of a device or building) able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations and past experience.
Intelligent (adjective)
(of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability.