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Words with a similar base: smart, smarting, smartness

'smart'

[smart.n.01] as in: a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

'smart'

[ache.v.03] as in: be the source of pain

'smart'

[smart.a.01] as in: showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

'smart'

[chic.s.01] as in: elegant and stylish

Examples:
chic elegance
a smart new dress
a suit of voguish cut

'smart'

[bright.s.02] as in: characterized by quickness and ease in learning

Examples:
some children are brighter in one subject than another
smart children talk earlier than the average

'smart'

[fresh.s.09] as in: improperly forward or bold

Examples:
don't be fresh with me
impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
Don't get wise with me!

'smart'

[smart.s.04] as in: painfully severe

Examples:
he gave the dog a smart blow

'smart'

[smart.s.05] as in: quick and brisk

Examples:
I gave him a smart salute
we walked at a smart pace

'smart'

[smart.s.06] as in: capable of independent and apparently intelligent action

Examples:
smart weapons

Origins

					smart (English)
├── smart (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── smerte (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── smerten (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── smeortan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))