smartnessn.

Brit.

/ˈsmɑːtnəs/, U.S.

/ˈsmɑrtnəs/

Forms: see smart adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: smart adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < smart adj. + -ness suffix.

a. That which induces pain or distress; sharp discipline; severity or sharpness (of something). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [noun]

tartnessc1000

asperity?c1225

hardship?c1225

smartness1340

duressc1400

straitnessc1460

hardlaikc1540

severeness1579

sorenessa1586

grievousness1611

severity1835

sting1860

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [noun] > severity or acuteness

tartnessc1000

hardship?c1225

smartness1340

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gripea1547

pungency1649

severity1835

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 181 (MED) His oȝene ulesse..grocheþ huanne hi beginþ to uele þe harnesses and þe smertnesses of penonces.

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 4966 To chastyse hem wyþ fyn awe And with þe smartnes of þe lawe.

c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 201 (MED) It is good to suffre þe smertnesse and scharpe lassches of þe rodde of chastisyng.

c1580 ( tr. Bk. Alexander (1929) IV. ii. l. 9883 The outraious smartnes that he had Gart armit men quaik and be rad.

1653 H. Binning Serm. iii, in Several Serm. (1760) 23 If you find not the smartness of the gospel..ye are yet in your sins.

1667 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 359 They [sc. waters] had a rough smartness, as if they carried Sand or Gravel into the Eye.

a1695 Z. Cradock Great End Christianity (1706) 16 Moved by the smartness of a present Calamity.

1751 Earl of Orrery tr. Horace in tr. Pliny the Younger Lett. (Dublin ed.) I. ii. 158 The people wonder, when I brave The wholsome smartness of a colder wave.

1808 J. Mackintosh Jrnl. 8 Nov. in R. J. Mackintosh Life (1835) I. ix. 451 Once or twice awakened, notwithstanding my flannels, by smartness of the cold.

2004 C. Wilson Colors insulting to Nature 97 The sudden, crisp smartness of the air and the thrilling pine and sea atoms in the sprinting wind made everyone hopeful and ambitious.

b. Pain, smarting; irritation. Also: an instance of this. Now rare.In quot. ?c1425: mental pain or distress; anguish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > [noun]

sorec888

teeneOE

sorrowOE

workOE

wrakeOE

careOE

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harmOE

howc1000

trayOE

woweOE

angec1175

derfnessc1175

sytec1175

unwinc1175

wosithc1200

ail?c1225

barrat?c1225

derf?c1225

grief?c1225

misease?c1225

misliking?c1225

ofthinkingc1225

passion?c1225

troublec1230

pinec1275

distress1297

grievancea1300

penancea1300

cumbermentc1300

languorc1300

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were1303

angera1325

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sweama1325

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painc1330

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illa1340

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constraintc1374

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miseasetya1382

pressurec1384

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miscomfortc1390

mislikea1400

smarta1400

thronga1400

balec1400

painfulnessc1400

troublancec1400

smartness?c1425

painliness1435

perplexity?a1439

penalty?1462

calamity1490

penality1496

cumber?a1513

sussy1513

tribule1513

afflict?1529

vexation of spirit1535

troublesomeness1561

hoe1567

grievedness1571

tribulance1575

languishment1576

thrall1578

tine1590

languorment1593

aggrievedness1594

obturbation1623

afflictedness1646

erumny1657

pathos1684

shock1705

dree1791

vex1815

wrungnessa1875

dukkha1886

thinkache1892

sufferation1976

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > smarting or stinging

stingc900

smartingOE

smarta1225

stanginga1300

stinging1398

mordicationa1413

stang1513

urtication1655

smartness1682

verberation1688

mordicancy1693

?c1425 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 80 Disceyte and..inwarde fikilnesse, Bultethe out shame, and causethe grete smertnesse.

1682 G. Hartman True Preserver & Restorer of Health viii. 85 It taketh away all manner of Inflamations, Spots, Webs, Itchings and smartness in the Eyes.

1796 J. Trapp tr. C. Grosse Genius I. ix. 102 I felt all the smartness of this blow, before I had time to meditate upon it.

1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 179 A sensation of smartness is produced.

1886 F. W. Robinson Courting Mary Smith i. x. 60 A sense of suffocation came upon her, and a smartness of the eyes that seemed to threaten blindness.

1918 E. J. Banfield Tropic Days i. 58 The fumes gave intense smartness to the eyes, which were relieved by a gush of tears, but keen discomfort recurred when the tears were wiped away.

†2. Bitterness; sharpness of taste. Cf. smart adj. 5b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > bitterness or acridity

gallc1175

smartnessa1425

rhubarba1529

acrimony1542

acridity1547

amaritude1599

acerbity1608

acrity1619

asperity1620

acritude1650

acridness1702

bitterishness1702

crabbedness1715

acerbitude1727

amarulence1727

bitterness-

a1425 ( H. Daniel Liber Uricrisiarum (Wellcome 225) 266 (MED) Whan rygor is, þare is fyrst strange cald..& eftyrward grete hete, & þat is becaus of smertness & wodness of sall [perh. read gall].

1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia 123 Certain apples are bitter-sweete, and in olde wine the very smartnes and tartness is delightsom.

1648 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Descr. Three Princ. iv. 27 (margin) Astringent, soure, tart, smartnesse.

1732 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Cit turn'd Gentleman iv. i. 163 in Sel. Comedies II Wine with a Velvet Sap, heightned with a Smartness not too overpowering.

1781 J. Elliot Acct. Nature & Medicinal Virtues Princ. Mineral Waters Great Brit. & Ireland 202 It..has a subacid chalybeate taste, with an agreeable smartness.

1817 H. Clarke & J. Dougall Cabinet of Arts i. 99 Beer, and some other liquors, drunk out of a pewter or silver tankard, has a peculiar smartness of taste.

1835 Weekly Visitor 24 Nov. 431/2 [The boiled taro is] allowed to stand, till, by fermentation, it has acquired sufficient acidity to give a smartness to the flavour.

3. Vivacity and wit in conversation or writing; (also derogatory) overcleverness in verbal display. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [noun] > brilliancy of wit or language > in conversation, writing

wit1542

salt1574

smartness1643

esprita1797

smart1845

1643 K. Digby Observ. Religio Medici 77 Most assuredly his wit and smartnesse in this discourse is of the finest Standard.

1664 J. Dryden Rival Ladies Ded. sig. A4 The suddain Smartness of the Answer.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 132. ⁋2 The Quaker, who happened to be a Man of Smartness, answered.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 174. ⁋8 With no other hope than that of gaining the reputation of smartness and waggery.

1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. viii. 494 His letters to Strafford display some smartness, but no great capacity.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House lviii. 558 William Buffy carries one of these smartnesses from the place where he dines, down to the house.

1886 Manch. Examiner 27 Jan. 3/2 He has been led astray by that passion for smartness which is the bane of contemporary criticism.

1907 Academy 9 Nov. 114/2 Nor is the smartness of the writing the least element of pleasure.

1940 Amer. Speech 15 242 [Time's] editorial mannerism is infused with the cock-sure smartness so typical of Menckenian cynicism.

2010 Daily Tel. 14 July 28/1 They remind me of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie,..in their style of writing: lots of verbal playfulness and self-referential smartness and spoofs of bad television.

a. Vigour, force; speed, briskness; liveliness, activity, alertness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness

businessa1398

activitya1425

activeness1513

pertness1575

whirry1622

smartness1644

brisknessa1655

alertness1816

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > brisk

lightnessc1350

quiverness?1548

smartness1644

brisknessa1655

zippiness1907

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xix. 175 They did not fall directly downe, but..did fly away with a violence and smartnesse that argued some strong impulse.

1663 J. Heath Chron. Late Intestine War 130 The Dragoons of Fairfax under Colonel Okey advanced..and with notable courage and smartness fired upon the Kings Troops.

1676 T. Mace Musick's Monument iii. vi. 249 Leave It likewise with a little Eminency of Smartness, by Swelling the Bow a little, when you part with That String.

1747 London Mag. Nov. 467/2 We being close under Cape St. Vincent, began to engage with great Smartness, which was returned as smartly by the Spaniard.

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 302 We..use the word in a sense of briskness, smartness—‘He's a quiver little fellow.’

1873 Daily News 27 Aug. 2/1 Their thorough efficiency and soldierly smartness in a cavalry soldier's best work.

1913 Railway & Engin. Rev. 7 June 536/2 A combination that is conducive to rapidity of accelleration [sic] and general smartness of action.

2007 A. J. Lewis Age of Madness ii. 54 The roads were free of frost and ice, enabling the coach driver to maintain a necessary smartness of pace.

b. Originally Military. Neatness of dress and person combined with brisk orderly bearing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > neatness or trimness

dapperness1530

featishness1530

trimness1552

neatness1555

featness1576

pickedness1578

spruceness1594

comptness1611

deftness1612

smugness1632

jemminess1756

spick and span1758

smartness1768

sprucery1813

dapperism1830

nattiness1846

sleekness1866

spit and polish1895

spick-and-spanness1911

1768 B. Cuthbertson Syst. Compl. Managem. Battalion of Infantry ii. 5 That he [sc. a sergeant-major] possesses a necessary smartness, to enforce..a strict attention to his directions.

1861 Times 24 Sept. A want of the..soldierly spirit which begets attention to personal smartness.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Oct. Keep your person and accoutrements always neat, and acquire that quality..‘smartness’.

1905 Text Bk. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 3 The smartness, efficiency, and the credit of the R.N.V.R. depend upon the following principles.

1951 G. Heyer Quiet Gentleman ix. 131 Lady Grampound soon passed to..her own difficulties in finding a second footman who combined smartness with respectability.

2009 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 7 Mar. You have done yourselves proud..this afternoon with your immaculate smartness and bearing on parade.

5. Tidiness or fashionableness in dress or appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > smartness

sparkishness1687

smartness1741

slickness1872

nobbiness1909

1741 London Mag. Jan. 44/1 Studious to surpass In dress and smartness all his fellow swains, He crops, and combs, and curls his order'd hair.

1753 A. Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. 10 Feb. 100 The more humble, whose Genius does not exceed the Smartness of a Cut Bob.

1801 ‘Gabrielli’ Mysterious Husband IV. 164 She..had an air of smartness which rather prepossessed the Prince's household in her favour.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxii. 578 Several of the complaints refer to undue smartness in dress.

1892 W. H. Mallock in N. Amer. Rev. July 29 Smartness..represents the perfection of superficial living, and it has a natural..influence over persons of a certain temperament.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 104/1 (advt.) There are many motifs among the hundreds of new Imperial Washable Wallpapers..all of them destined to bring new smartness and romance into the home.

1993 Harper's Mag. Sept. 30/2 We did have a black welder for a little while, but he was obsessed with the smartness of his white clothes.

6. Intelligence, cleverness; astuteness, shrewdness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun]

i-witc888

anyitOE

understandinga1050

ferec1175

skillwisenessa1200

quaintisec1300

brainc1325

cunning1340

reder1340

cunningnessa1400

sentencec1400

intelligence?1435

speculation1471

ingeny1474

cunningheadc1475

capacity1485

pregnancyc1487

dexterity1527

pregnance?1533

shift1542

wittiness1543

ingeniousness1555

conceitedness1576

pate1598

conceit1604

ingeniosity1607

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talent1622

ingenuousness1628

solertiousnessa1649

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solerty1656

prettiness1674

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long lega1705

cleverness1755

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brain power1832

knowledgeability1834

braininess1876

cerebrality1901

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness

yepshipc1000

yepleȝȝcc1175

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policyc1440

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cuteness1768

smartness1800

astucity1837

astuteness1843

Yorkshiredom1849

flyness1888

shrewd1977

sus1979

1800 M. Edgeworth Little Merchants i, in Parent's Assistant (ed. 3) III. 105 His son's smartness was no longer useful in making bargains.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. x. 291 This smartness has done more in a few years to impair the public credit..than dull honesty..could have effected in a century.

1890 Spectator 26 Apr. Mr. Blaine..instructed his supporters in the Press and on the platform to proclaim the ‘smartness’ of his scheme.

1938 R. P. Erdman Reserve Officer's Man. 450 Sea Lawyer,..one who by smartness avoids hard duties.

1970 Life 6 Mar. 63/2 I think Tyler is really quite smart, and I don't measure smartness by I.Q. test or whatever.

2012 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 16 Dec. 6 The behaviour that some interpreted as the eccentricity that went with his smartness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	smartness
释义	smartnessn. Brit. /ˈsmɑːtnəs/, U.S. /ˈsmɑrtnəs/ Forms: see smart adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: smart adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < smart adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. That which induces pain or distress; sharp discipline; severity or sharpness (of something). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [noun] tartnessc1000 asperity?c1225 hardship?c1225 smartness1340 duressc1400 straitnessc1460 hardlaikc1540 severeness1579 sorenessa1586 grievousness1611 severity1835 sting1860 the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [noun] > severity or acuteness tartnessc1000 hardship?c1225 smartness1340 sharpnessa1400 gripea1547 pungency1649 severity1835 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 181 (MED) His oȝene ulesse..grocheþ huanne hi beginþ to uele þe harnesses and þe smertnesses of penonces. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 4966 To chastyse hem wyþ fyn awe And with þe smartnes of þe lawe. c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 201 (MED) It is good to suffre þe smertnesse and scharpe lassches of þe rodde of chastisyng. c1580 ( tr. Bk. Alexander (1929) IV. ii. l. 9883 The outraious smartnes that he had Gart armit men quaik and be rad. 1653 H. Binning Serm. iii, in Several Serm. (1760) 23 If you find not the smartness of the gospel..ye are yet in your sins. 1667 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 359 They [sc. waters] had a rough smartness, as if they carried Sand or Gravel into the Eye. a1695 Z. Cradock Great End Christianity (1706) 16 Moved by the smartness of a present Calamity. 1751 Earl of Orrery tr. Horace in tr. Pliny the Younger Lett. (Dublin ed.) I. ii. 158 The people wonder, when I brave The wholsome smartness of a colder wave. 1808 J. Mackintosh Jrnl. 8 Nov. in R. J. Mackintosh Life (1835) I. ix. 451 Once or twice awakened, notwithstanding my flannels, by smartness of the cold. 2004 C. Wilson Colors insulting to Nature 97 The sudden, crisp smartness of the air and the thrilling pine and sea atoms in the sprinting wind made everyone hopeful and ambitious. b. Pain, smarting; irritation. Also: an instance of this. Now rare.In quot. ?c1425: mental pain or distress; anguish. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > [noun] sorec888 teeneOE sorrowOE workOE wrakeOE careOE gramec1000 harmOE howc1000 trayOE woweOE angec1175 derfnessc1175 sytec1175 unwinc1175 wosithc1200 ail?c1225 barrat?c1225 derf?c1225 grief?c1225 misease?c1225 misliking?c1225 ofthinkingc1225 passion?c1225 troublec1230 pinec1275 distress1297 grievancea1300 penancea1300 cumbermentc1300 languorc1300 cumbering1303 were1303 angera1325 strifea1325 sweama1325 woea1325 painc1330 tribulationc1330 illa1340 threst1340 constraintc1374 troublenessc1380 afflictiona1382 bruisinga1382 miseasetya1382 pressurec1384 exercisec1386 miscomfortc1390 mislikea1400 smarta1400 thronga1400 balec1400 painfulnessc1400 troublancec1400 smartness?c1425 painliness1435 perplexity?a1439 penalty?1462 calamity1490 penality1496 cumber?a1513 sussy1513 tribule1513 afflict?1529 vexation of spirit1535 troublesomeness1561 hoe1567 grievedness1571 tribulance1575 languishment1576 thrall1578 tine1590 languorment1593 aggrievedness1594 obturbation1623 afflictedness1646 erumny1657 pathos1684 shock1705 dree1791 vex1815 wrungnessa1875 dukkha1886 thinkache1892 sufferation1976 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > smarting or stinging stingc900 smartingOE smarta1225 stanginga1300 stinging1398 mordicationa1413 stang1513 urtication1655 smartness1682 verberation1688 mordicancy1693 ?c1425 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 80 Disceyte and..inwarde fikilnesse, Bultethe out shame, and causethe grete smertnesse. 1682 G. Hartman True Preserver & Restorer of Health viii. 85 It taketh away all manner of Inflamations, Spots, Webs, Itchings and smartness in the Eyes. 1796 J. Trapp tr. C. Grosse Genius I. ix. 102 I felt all the smartness of this blow, before I had time to meditate upon it. 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 179 A sensation of smartness is produced. 1886 F. W. Robinson Courting Mary Smith i. x. 60 A sense of suffocation came upon her, and a smartness of the eyes that seemed to threaten blindness. 1918 E. J. Banfield Tropic Days i. 58 The fumes gave intense smartness to the eyes, which were relieved by a gush of tears, but keen discomfort recurred when the tears were wiped away. †2. Bitterness; sharpness of taste. Cf. smart adj. 5b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > bitterness or acridity gallc1175 smartnessa1425 rhubarba1529 acrimony1542 acridity1547 amaritude1599 acerbity1608 acrity1619 asperity1620 acritude1650 acridness1702 bitterishness1702 crabbedness1715 acerbitude1727 amarulence1727 bitterness- a1425 ( H. Daniel Liber Uricrisiarum (Wellcome 225) 266 (MED) Whan rygor is, þare is fyrst strange cald..& eftyrward grete hete, & þat is becaus of smertness & wodness of sall [perh. read gall]. 1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia 123 Certain apples are bitter-sweete, and in olde wine the very smartnes and tartness is delightsom. 1648 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Descr. Three Princ. iv. 27 (margin) Astringent, soure, tart, smartnesse. 1732 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Cit turn'd Gentleman iv. i. 163 in Sel. Comedies II Wine with a Velvet Sap, heightned with a Smartness not too overpowering. 1781 J. Elliot Acct. Nature & Medicinal Virtues Princ. Mineral Waters Great Brit. & Ireland 202 It..has a subacid chalybeate taste, with an agreeable smartness. 1817 H. Clarke & J. Dougall Cabinet of Arts i. 99 Beer, and some other liquors, drunk out of a pewter or silver tankard, has a peculiar smartness of taste. 1835 Weekly Visitor 24 Nov. 431/2 [The boiled taro is] allowed to stand, till, by fermentation, it has acquired sufficient acidity to give a smartness to the flavour. 3. Vivacity and wit in conversation or writing; (also derogatory) overcleverness in verbal display. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [noun] > brilliancy of wit or language > in conversation, writing wit1542 salt1574 smartness1643 esprita1797 smart1845 1643 K. Digby Observ. Religio Medici 77 Most assuredly his wit and smartnesse in this discourse is of the finest Standard. 1664 J. Dryden Rival Ladies Ded. sig. A4 The suddain Smartness of the Answer. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 132. ⁋2 The Quaker, who happened to be a Man of Smartness, answered. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 174. ⁋8 With no other hope than that of gaining the reputation of smartness and waggery. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. viii. 494 His letters to Strafford display some smartness, but no great capacity. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House lviii. 558 William Buffy carries one of these smartnesses from the place where he dines, down to the house. 1886 Manch. Examiner 27 Jan. 3/2 He has been led astray by that passion for smartness which is the bane of contemporary criticism. 1907 Academy 9 Nov. 114/2 Nor is the smartness of the writing the least element of pleasure. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 242 [Time's] editorial mannerism is infused with the cock-sure smartness so typical of Menckenian cynicism. 2010 Daily Tel. 14 July 28/1 They remind me of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie,..in their style of writing: lots of verbal playfulness and self-referential smartness and spoofs of bad television. 4. a. Vigour, force; speed, briskness; liveliness, activity, alertness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness businessa1398 activitya1425 activeness1513 pertness1575 whirry1622 smartness1644 brisknessa1655 alertness1816 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > brisk lightnessc1350 quiverness?1548 smartness1644 brisknessa1655 zippiness1907 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xix. 175 They did not fall directly downe, but..did fly away with a violence and smartnesse that argued some strong impulse. 1663 J. Heath Chron. Late Intestine War 130 The Dragoons of Fairfax under Colonel Okey advanced..and with notable courage and smartness fired upon the Kings Troops. 1676 T. Mace Musick's Monument iii. vi. 249 Leave It likewise with a little Eminency of Smartness, by Swelling the Bow a little, when you part with That String. 1747 London Mag. Nov. 467/2 We being close under Cape St. Vincent, began to engage with great Smartness, which was returned as smartly by the Spaniard. 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 302 We..use the word in a sense of briskness, smartness—‘He's a quiver little fellow.’ 1873 Daily News 27 Aug. 2/1 Their thorough efficiency and soldierly smartness in a cavalry soldier's best work. 1913 Railway & Engin. Rev. 7 June 536/2 A combination that is conducive to rapidity of accelleration [sic] and general smartness of action. 2007 A. J. Lewis Age of Madness ii. 54 The roads were free of frost and ice, enabling the coach driver to maintain a necessary smartness of pace. b. Originally Military. Neatness of dress and person combined with brisk orderly bearing. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > neatness or trimness dapperness1530 featishness1530 trimness1552 neatness1555 featness1576 pickedness1578 spruceness1594 comptness1611 deftness1612 smugness1632 jemminess1756 spick and span1758 smartness1768 sprucery1813 dapperism1830 nattiness1846 sleekness1866 spit and polish1895 spick-and-spanness1911 1768 B. Cuthbertson Syst. Compl. Managem. Battalion of Infantry ii. 5 That he [sc. a sergeant-major] possesses a necessary smartness, to enforce..a strict attention to his directions. 1861 Times 24 Sept. A want of the..soldierly spirit which begets attention to personal smartness. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Oct. Keep your person and accoutrements always neat, and acquire that quality..‘smartness’. 1905 Text Bk. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 3 The smartness, efficiency, and the credit of the R.N.V.R. depend upon the following principles. 1951 G. Heyer Quiet Gentleman ix. 131 Lady Grampound soon passed to..her own difficulties in finding a second footman who combined smartness with respectability. 2009 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 7 Mar. You have done yourselves proud..this afternoon with your immaculate smartness and bearing on parade. 5. Tidiness or fashionableness in dress or appearance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > smartness sparkishness1687 smartness1741 slickness1872 nobbiness1909 1741 London Mag. Jan. 44/1 Studious to surpass In dress and smartness all his fellow swains, He crops, and combs, and curls his order'd hair. 1753 A. Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. 10 Feb. 100 The more humble, whose Genius does not exceed the Smartness of a Cut Bob. 1801 ‘Gabrielli’ Mysterious Husband IV. 164 She..had an air of smartness which rather prepossessed the Prince's household in her favour. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxii. 578 Several of the complaints refer to undue smartness in dress. 1892 W. H. Mallock in N. Amer. Rev. July 29 Smartness..represents the perfection of superficial living, and it has a natural..influence over persons of a certain temperament. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 104/1 (advt.) There are many motifs among the hundreds of new Imperial Washable Wallpapers..all of them destined to bring new smartness and romance into the home. 1993 Harper's Mag. Sept. 30/2 We did have a black welder for a little while, but he was obsessed with the smartness of his white clothes. 6. Intelligence, cleverness; astuteness, shrewdness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun] i-witc888 anyitOE understandinga1050 ferec1175 skillwisenessa1200 quaintisec1300 brainc1325 cunning1340 reder1340 cunningnessa1400 sentencec1400 intelligence?1435 speculation1471 ingeny1474 cunningheadc1475 capacity1485 pregnancyc1487 dexterity1527 pregnance?1533 shift1542 wittiness1543 ingeniousness1555 conceitedness1576 pate1598 conceit1604 ingeniosity1607 dexterousness1622 talent1622 ingenuousness1628 solertiousnessa1649 ingenuity1651 partedness1654 brightness1655 solerty1656 prettiness1674 long head1694 long lega1705 cleverness1755 smartness1800 cleverality1828 brain power1832 knowledgeability1834 braininess1876 cerebrality1901 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness yepshipc1000 yepleȝȝcc1175 yephedea1250 slyness1357 far-castingc1400 policyc1440 far-castc1540 fineness1546 astucec1550 shrewdnessa1616 arguteness1662 cuteness1768 smartness1800 astucity1837 astuteness1843 Yorkshiredom1849 flyness1888 shrewd1977 sus1979 1800 M. Edgeworth Little Merchants i, in Parent's Assistant (ed. 3) III. 105 His son's smartness was no longer useful in making bargains. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. x. 291 This smartness has done more in a few years to impair the public credit..than dull honesty..could have effected in a century. 1890 Spectator 26 Apr. Mr. Blaine..instructed his supporters in the Press and on the platform to proclaim the ‘smartness’ of his scheme. 1938 R. P. Erdman Reserve Officer's Man. 450 Sea Lawyer,..one who by smartness avoids hard duties. 1970 Life 6 Mar. 63/2 I think Tyler is really quite smart, and I don't measure smartness by I.Q. test or whatever. 2012 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 16 Dec. 6 The behaviour that some interpreted as the eccentricity that went with his smartness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1340
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