adj., smart·er, smart·est.

1. 1. Characterized by sharp quick thought; bright. See synonyms at intelligent.
   2. Amusingly clever; witty: a smart quip; a lively, smart conversation.
   3. Impertinent; insolent: That's enough of your smart talk.
2. Energetic or quick in movement: a smart pace.
3. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others: a smart negotiator.
4. Fashionable; elegant: a smart suit; a smart restaurant; the smart set. See synonyms at fashionable.
5. 1. Capable of making adjustments that resemble human decisions, especially in response to changing circumstances: smart missiles.
   2. Manufactured to regulate the amount of light transmitted in response to varying light conditions or to an electronic sensor or control unit: smart windows.
6. New England & Southern U.S. Accomplished; talented: He's a right smart ball player.

intr.v., smart·ed, smart·ing, smarts.

1. 1. To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain: The slap delivered to my face smarted.
   2. To be the location of such a pain: The incision on my leg smarts.
   3. To feel such a pain.
2. To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse: “No creature smarts so little as a fool” (Alexander Pope).
3. To suffer or pay a heavy penalty.

n.

1. Sharp mental or physical pain. See synonyms at pain.
2. smarts Slang. Intelligence; expertise: a reporter with a lot of smarts.

phrasal verb:

smart off Informal.

1. To speak or act impertinently.

idiom:

right smart New England & Southern U.S.

1. A lot; a considerable amount: He did right smart of the work himself.

[Middle English, stinging, keen, alert, from Old English smeart, causing pain.]

smartly smart'ly adv.
smartness smart'ness n.

REGIONAL NOTE   Smart is a word that has diverged considerably from its original meaning of “stinging, sharp,” as in a smart blow. The standard meaning of “clever, intelligent,” probably picks up on the original semantic element of vigor or quick movement. Smart has taken on other senses as a regionalism. In New England and in the South smart can mean “accomplished, talented.” The phrase right smart can even be used as a noun meaning “a considerable number or amount”: “We have read right smart of that book” (Catherine C. Hopley).

adjective

1. Mentally quick and original: alert, bright, clever, intelligent, keen¹, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted. Idioms: smart as a whip. See ability/inability.
2. Amusing or pleasing because of wit or originality: clever, scintillating, sparkling, witty. See laughter.
3. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy. Informal brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang wise¹. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.
4. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters: astute, cagey, canny, knowing, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, wise¹. Informal savvy. See ability/inability, careful/careless.
5. Being or in accordance with the current fashion: à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, stylish, swank, swanky, trig. Informal classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy. Slang with-it. Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.

verb

To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort: bite, burn, sting,, pain/pleasure.

noun

1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge. Informal misery. See pain/pleasure.
2. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge. brain (often used in plural), brainpower, intellect, intelligence, mentality, mind, sense, understanding, wit. See ability/inability, thoughts.

adj

Definition: brisk, lively
Antonyms: apathetic, lethargic, slow

adj

Definition: intelligent
Antonyms: dull, stupid, unintelligent

adj

Definition: stylish, fashionable
Antonyms: dowdy, old, scruffy, unfashionable, unstylish, worn

v

Definition: hurt, pain
Antonyms: assuage, help, soothe

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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).

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IN BRIEF: Clever or intelligent.

The smart dog knew not to lay in the road.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - smart, dygtig, skrap, opvakt, sviende, streng, hård, rapkæftet
v. intr. - svie, føle smerte, krympe sig, lide, vride sig
n. - svie, sviende smerte, smart fyr
adv. - kvikt, smart, strengt

idioms:

• look smart    se smart ud
• smart alec    vigtigper, blærerøv
• smart card    smart kort, intelligent kort, intelligent plastkort, chipkort
• smart cookie    kvik pige
• smart drug    smart drug
• smart money    erstatning for svie og smerte, "plaster på såret"
• smart terminal    intelligent terminal
• the smart set    dem der er trendy

Nederlands (Dutch)
intelligent, slim, sjiek, modieus, gehaaid, stevig, steken, schrijnen, lijden, boeten voor

Français (French)
adj. - élégant, malin, futé, habile, chic (un restaurant), vif (un coup), cinglant, vite, (Comput) intelligent (un système)
v. intr. - brûler, (fig) être piqué au vif
n. - douleur vive
adv. - à la mode, élégamment

idioms:

• look smart    être élégant
• smart alec    gros malin
• smart card    (Comput, Fin) carte à puce
• smart cookie    finaud, futé
• smart drug    médicament de la mémoire
• smart money    argent bien investi, mise sûre
• smart off    être impertinent
• smart set    le monde élégant
• smart terminal    (Comput) terminal intelligent

Deutsch (German)
v. - schmerzen
adj. - raffiniert, klug, fein, schick, clever
adv. - raffiniert, klug, fein, schick, clever
n. - Schmerz, Brennen

idioms:

• look smart    sich beeilen
• smart alec    (ugs.) Besserwisser, besserwisserisch
• smart card    Chipkarte
• smart cookie    Schlauberger
• smart drug    Medikament zur Gedächtnisaufbesserung
• smart money    Schmerzensgeld, einträgliche Geldanlage
• smart off    impertineterweise sprechen
• smart set    die elegante Welt
• smart terminal    Intelligentterminal

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τσούζω, αισθάνομαι τσούξιμο, υποφέρω, πονώ
adj. - ευφυής, έξυπνος, πνευματώδης, ετοιμόλογος, κομψός, στιλάτος, φίνος, κομψοντυμένος, καλόγουστος, σβέλτος, ζωηρός, τσουχτερός, οξύς, διαπεραστικός, πονηρός, αυθάδης, (Η/Υ) μηχανοργανωμένος
adv. - κομψά, σβέλτα, ζωηρά
n. - τσούξιμο, άλγος

idioms:

• look smart    κάνε γρήγορα
• smart alec    εξυπνάκιας
• smart card    (έξυπνη) πλαστική κάρτα ανάληψης ή κατάθεσης μετρητών
• smart cookie    (καθομ.) έξυπνος, σαϊνι
• smart drug    υποκατάστατο, "έξυπνο φάρμακο"
• smart money    αποζημίωση, αποδοτική επένδυση
• smart terminal    (Η/Υ) έξυπνο τερματικό
• the smart set    η καλή κοινωνία

Italiano (Italian)
bruciare, sveglio, furbo, elegante, intelligente, astuto, alla moda

idioms:

• look smart    sbrigarsi
• smart alec/aleck/alick    furbacchione
• smart card    scheda magnetica
• smart drug    droghe incensive
• smart money    indennizzo, scommessa al sicuro
• the smart set    l'alta società

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pungir, arder
adj. - animado (m), ativo (m), dinâmico (m), espirituoso (m), sabido (m), mordaz
adv. - inteligentemente, espirituosamente
n. - dor (f), aflição (f), pontada (f)

idioms:

• look smart    parece intelectual
• smart alec/aleck/alick    sabichão (m), indivíduo metido a saber tudo
• smart card    cartão com memória
• smart drug    droga que aumenta a atenção ou inteligência
• smart money    dinheiro adquirido com informação confidencial
• the smart set    grã-finagem, alta sociedade

Русский (Russian)
быстрый, проворный, сообразительный, сильный, хитрый, язвительный, остроумный, крепкий (напиток), замысловатый, с программным управлением и логическими устройствами, дерзкий, опрятный, бравый, нарядный, модный, фешенебельный, вызывать резкую боль, испытывать резкую боль, причинять страдания, страдать, жгучая боль, горе, изящество

idioms:

• look smart    выглядеть молодцевато
• smart alec/aleck/alick    самоуверенный всезнайка, наглец, хлыщ
• smart card    карточка со встроенным микропроцессором
• smart drug    лекарства, якобы способные улучшить умственные способности
• smart money    деньги инвестированные на основании личн. знания
• the smart set    круг богатых людей, ведущих светскую жизнь

Español (Spanish)
adj. - agudo, ingenioso, chic, elegante, listo, astuto, despabilado, ágil, taimado, sagaz, de moda
v. intr. - escocer, picar, dar punzadas
n. - punzada, escozor
adv. - escocer, picar, dar punzadas, agudo, ingenioso, chic, elegante, listo, astuto, despabilado, ágil, taimado, sagaz, de moda, vivamente, hábilmente, con despejo, agudamente, mordazmente, con elegancia

idioms:

• look smart    verse elegante
• smart alec    sabelotodo, sabidillo, sabihondo
• smart card    tarjeta plástica con microprocesador incorporado
• smart cookie    persona lista, tipo astuto
• smart drug    droga maravillosa
• smart money    daños punitivos, bonificación
• smart off    hablar o actuar de modo impertinente
• smart set    la gente más selecta o distinguida, gente de buen tono
• smart terminal    (comp) terminal inteligente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra ont, svida, ha ont, känna sveda, plågas
adj. - skicklig, smart, slipad, finurlig, fyndig, kvick, fiffig, skärpt, duktig, vaken, fashionabel, fin, skarp, svidande, rask, snabb, frisk, häftig
adv. - skickligt, smart, slipat, finurligt, fyndigt, kvickt, fiffigt, skärpt, duktigt, v
n. - stickande smärta, sveda, sorg

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
聪明的, 刺痛的, 漂亮的, 整齐的, 刺痛, 懊恼, 痛苦, 聪明地, 机警地, 时髦地, 轻快地, 整齐地

idioms:

• look smart    赶快, 看起来聪明, 穿的得体
• smart alec    自作聪明的人, 小聪明
• smart card    智能卡
• smart cookie    机灵小子
• smart drug    可使人变聪明的药物
• smart money    赔偿金
• smart terminal    能够独立运作的终端机, 智能终端机
• the smart set    最时髦阶层, 最时髦人士

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 聰明的, 刺痛的, 漂亮的, 整齊的
v. intr. - 刺痛, 懊惱
n. - 刺痛, 痛苦
adv. - 聰明地, 機警地, 時髦地, 輕快地, 整齊地

idioms:

• look smart    趕快, 看起來聰明, 穿的得體
• smart alec    自作聰明的人, 小聰明
• smart card    電腦卡
• smart cookie    機靈小子
• smart drug    可使人變聰明的藥物
• smart money    賠償金
• smart terminal    能夠獨立運作的終端機, 智能終端機
• the smart set    最時髦階層, 最時髦人士

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 쿡쿡 쑤시는, (타격 따위가) 강한, 팔팔한
v. intr. - 욱신욱신 거리다, 기분을 상하다, 상심하다
n. - 아픔, 고뇌, 분별
adv. - 몹시, 영리하게, 재빠르게

idioms:

• the smart set    유해의 첨단을 걷는 이들, 최상류 계급

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気の利いた, 抜け目のない, しゃれた, スマートな, 流行の, 激しい, きびきびした
v. - ずきずき痛む, 感情を害する, 苦しめる
n. - ずきずきする痛み, 苦痛, 苦悩

idioms:

• smart alec/aleck/alick    うぬぼれ屋
• smart aleck    自惚れ屋, うぬぼれ屋
• smart card    電子カード
• smart cookie    粋な男
• smart drug    合法ドラッグ
• smart money    懲罰的損害賠償額, 負傷手当, 相場師
• the smart set    名士たち

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستشعر وخز ألندم, يتألم ألما شديدا, يدفع ألثمن (صفه) أنيق, بارع, سريع, عنيف, ماكر, لاذع, ذكي (ظرف) بأناقه, بسرعه, بعنف, بمكر, بذكاء (الاسم) شخص متكلف ألاناقه, لوعه, حسرة, ألم شديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חכם, פיקח, מבריק, מצוחצח, מטופח, נוצץ, אופנתי, מהיר, נמרץ, עז, קשה, מכאיב‬
v. intr. - ‮כאב, הכאיב, התייסר‬
n. - ‮כאב עז‬
adv. - ‮בפקחות‬

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