smartness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English smartnesse, smertnesse, equivalent to smart + -ness. Cognate with Middle Dutch smartenisse (“pain, injury, insult, scorn, agony”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being smart in appearance.
The station buildings at Oxton and Lauder have been repainted, and a general air of smartness prevails, marred only by some broken signal spectacles.
1947 March and April, “Notes and News: The Lauder Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 116:
- (countable) The result or product of being smart.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smartnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
nl leepheid (the state or quality of being smart) · sh до̀мишљато̄ст (the state or quality of being smart) · hu okosság (the state or quality of being smart) · pt esperteza (the state or quality of being smart) · el εξυπνάδα (the state or quality of being smart) · fi fiksuus (the state or quality of being smart) · la nitor (the state or quality of being smart) · gd tapadh (the state or quality of being smart) · sh dòmišljatōst (the state or quality of being smart) · ga innealtacht (the state or quality of being smart) · ga tagracht (the state or quality of being smart) · es minerva (the state or quality of being smart) · es tienta (the state or quality of being smart) · ml മിടുക്ക് (the state or quality of being smart)