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adjective
- 1. (of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed: "you look very smart" Similar Opposite
- 2. having or showing a quick-witted intelligence: informal "if he was that smart he would never have been tricked" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. (of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain: "her legs were scratched and smarting" Similar
noun
- 1. sharp stinging pain: "the smart of the recent cuts"
- 2. intelligence; acumen: informal North American "I don't think I have the smarts for it"
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abbreviation for Specific, Measurable, Agreed (or Achievable), Realistic, and Time Bound (or Timed): a phrase to say that the aims of a company, employee, etc. should be stated in relation to these things: You need to ensure that all your objectives are SMART.
abbreviation for Specific, Measurable, Agreed (or Achievable), Realistic, and Time Bound (or Timed): a phrase to say that the aims of a company, employee, etc. should be stated in relation to these things: You need to ensure that all your objectives are SMART.
The meaning of SMART is having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent, bright. How to use smart in a sentence.
adjective. showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness. synonyms: astute, savvy, sharp, shrewd. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence. cagey, cagy, canny, clever. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student. Synonyms: adroit, expert, sharp, bright. Antonyms: stupid. shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others or as in business dealings: a smart businessman. Synonyms: adept, cunning. clever, witty, or readily effective, as a speaker, speech, rejoinder, etc.
adj. smart·er, smart·est. 1. a. Having or showing intelligence; bright. See Synonyms at intelligent. b. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others: a smart negotiator. 2. a. Amusingly clever; witty: a smart quip; a lively, smart conversation. b. Impertinent; insolent: That's enough of your smart talk. 3. Energetic or quick in movement: a smart pace.
to feel upset because someone has said or done something unpleasant to you: The team are still smarting from last week's defeat. smart verb [I] (PAIN) If part of your body smarts, it hurts with a sharp, burning pain: The smoke from the fire made her eyes smart.
1. adjective. You can describe someone who is clever or intelligent as smart. He thinks he's smarter than Sarah is. Synonyms: clever, bright, intelligent, quick More Synonyms of smart. 2. adjective. Smart people and things are pleasantly neat and clean in appearance. [mainly British] He was smart and well groomed but not good looking.
Definition of smart adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
smart quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisions: She's smarter than her brother. That was a smart career move. brilliant extremely intelligent or skillful: She's a brilliant young scientist.