# smartness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #78,136

## Definitions
1. The state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
2. The state or quality of being smart in appearance.
3. The result or product of being smart.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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