adjective
smart
SMART/smɑːrt/
Mentally quick and perceptive.
The smart woman retrieves the keys with a magnet tied to a string.
Etymology
Old English smeart described something stinging or painful. The intelligence sense may have developed through the idea of “cutting” wit or keenness in bargaining, turning physical sharpness into mental quickness.
In context
know you're not going to be um a hedge fund manager if you're just a good Trader you've got to be smart businessman and you got to be a smart smart manager of money
More examples
- She asks smart questions that get to the heart of the problem.
- He's smart enough to know when he needs help.
- You don't have to be the smartest person to offer a useful idea.
Forms
smart · smarter · smartest
smarts noun — Practical intelligence and sound everyday judgment.
Similar words
- intelligent
- Emphasizes general ability to learn, understand, and reason.
- clever
- Emphasizes ingenuity in solving problems or finding solutions.
- perceptive
- Emphasizes noticing and understanding details that others miss.