smart

¹smart

adj \ˈsmärt\

Definition of SMART

1

: making one smart : causing a sharp stinging

2

: marked by often sharp forceful activity or vigorous strength <a smart pull of the starter cord>

3

: brisk, spirited <a smart pace>

4

a : mentally alert : bright b : knowledgeable c : shrewd <a smart investment>

5

a : witty, clever <a smart sitcom> b : pert, saucy <don't get smart with me>

6

a : neat, trim <soldiers in smart uniforms> b : stylish or elegant in dress or appearance c (1) : appealing to sophisticated tastes (2) : characteristic of or patronized by fashionable society

7

a : being a guided missile <a laser-guided smart bomb> b : operating by automation <a smart machine tool> c : intelligent 3

— smart·ly adverb

— smart·ness noun

Examples of SMART

1. Poodles are said to be smart dogs.
2. That was a smart investment.
3. He gave her a smart answer.

Origin of SMART

Middle English smert causing pain, from Old English smeart; akin to Old English smeortan

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SMART

Synonyms: dapper, natty, sharp, snappy, spruce

Antonyms: disheveled (or dishevelled), frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt

Related Words: dolled up, dressy, elegant, formal, spiffed-up; orderly, tidy; à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, in, modish, stylish; careful, fastidious, fussy, meticulous; combed, groomed; clean, immaculate, pristine, spotless, squeaky-clean

Near Antonyms: messy, mussed, rumpled, uncombed, untidy, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy; dingy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, nasty, scroungy, scrubby, scruffy, scuzzy [slang], smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean; dowdy, inelegant, unfashionable, unstylish

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Rhymes with SMART

art, cart, chart, Chartres, dart, fart, hart, Harte, heart, kart, mart, part, start, tart