smartness meaning and definition

SMARTNESS noun

Definition of smartness (noun)

1. a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
   • synonyms: smart, smarting
2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
   • synonyms: brightness, cleverness
3. elegance by virtue of being fashionable
   • synonyms: chic, chichi, chicness, last word, modishness, stylishness, swank
4. liveliness and eagerness
   • "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"
   • synonyms: alacrity, briskness