smartness
Collocations
5ADJ.
general, valiant
VERB + SMARTNESS
air, attempt, dressed, exceeding, put
SMARTNESS + NOUN
shame
PREP.
with
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
The state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
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.
The result or product of being smart.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — liveliness and eagerness
- alacrity
- briskness
noun — intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4The station buildings at Oxton and Lauder have been repainted, and a general air of smartness prevails, marred only by some broken signal spectacles.
WiktionaryShe was dressed with exceeding smartness and wore several bangle bracelets that glittered and rattled and tinkled with every movement of her hands.
Tatoeba · #5833901Her appearance presented a valiant attempt at smartness.
Tatoeba · #8895455Capricorns put everyone else's smartness to shame.
Tatoeba · #12590163