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Definition of smartness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

smartness

noun
 
/ˈsmɑːtnəs/
 
/ˈsmɑːrtnəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. (especially British English) the quality of looking clean and neat; the fact of being well-dressed in fashionable and/or formal clothes
    • He prided himself on the smartness of his appearance.
  2. (especially British English) the quality of being clean, neat and looking new and attractive
    • No one got preference because of the smartness of the clothes they wore.
  3. (especially North American English) the quality of being intelligent synonym intelligence (1)
    • The book is designed to show off the smartness of its author instead of the feelings of its characters.
  4. the quality of being quick synonym briskness (1)
    • He obeyed with smartness and precision.
  5. the fact of being controlled by a computer, so that it appears to act in an intelligent way
    • The smartness of the computerized devices that surround us will soon increase dramatically.
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