smartness

noun

1. liveliness and eagerness

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he accepted with alacrity

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the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him

• Syn: ↑alacrity, ↑briskness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑smart, ↑brisk (for: ↑briskness), ↑alacritous (for: ↑alacrity)

• Hypernyms: ↑liveliness, ↑life, ↑spirit, ↑sprightliness

2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

• Syn: ↑brightness, ↑cleverness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑smart, ↑clever (for: ↑cleverness), ↑bright (for: ↑brightness)

• Hypernyms: ↑intelligence

3. elegance by virtue of being fashionable

• Syn:

↑chic, ↑chicness, ↑chichi, ↑modishness, ↑stylishness, ↑swank, ↑last word

• Derivationally related forms: ↑swanky (for: ↑swank), ↑stylish (for: ↑stylishness), ↑smart, ↑modish (for: ↑modishness), ↑chic (for: ↑chicness), ↑chic (for: ↑chic)

• Hypernyms: ↑elegance

• Hyponyms: ↑jauntiness, ↑nattiness, ↑dapperness, ↑rakishness

4. a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

• Syn: ↑smart, ↑smarting

• Derivationally related forms: ↑smart, ↑smart (for: ↑smarting), ↑smart (for: ↑smart)

• Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑hurting