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Added 9 October 2026

smartness

noun

In Latin: nitor Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about smartness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
The state or quality of being smart in appearance.
The result or product of being smart.

Origin

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

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