Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smartness

/smˈɑɹtnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: smart-ness
IPA: /smˈɑɹtnɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being smart, intelligence.

Uncountable

noun

The state or quality of being smart in appearance.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being smart.

Countable

Example Sentences

"The station buildings at Oxton and Lauder have been repainted, and a general air of smartness prevails, marred only by some broken signal spectacles."

Etymology

From Middle English smartnesse, smertnesse, equivalent to smart + -ness. Cognate with Middle Dutch smartenisse (“pain, injury, insult, scorn, agony”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: smartnesse
Suffix: smart

Usage

Inflected Forms

smartnesses (plural)

Synonyms

alacrity briskness chic chicness chichi modishness stylishness swank last word

Questions

How do you pronounce smartness?: The recorded pronunciation is /smˈɑɹtnɪs/.
What does smartness mean?: The state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
Where does smartness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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