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smart
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /sm??t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sm??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Etymology 1
From Middle English smerten, from Old English smeortan (“to smart”), from Proto-Germanic *smertan? (“to hurt, ache”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to bite, sting”). Cognate with Scots smert, Dutch smarten, German schmerzen, Danish smerte, Swedish smärta.
Verb
smart (third-person singular simple present smarts, present participle smarting, simple past smarted or (obsolete) smort, past participle smarted or (obsolete) smorten)
- (intransitive) To hurt or sting.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21
- He moved convulsively, and as he did so, said, "I'll be quiet, Doctor. Tell them to take off the strait waistcoat. I have had a terrible dream, and it has left me so weak that I cannot move. What's wrong with my face? It feels all swollen, and it smarts dreadfully."
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21
- (transitive) To cause a smart or sting in.
- a. 1652, Thomas Adams, Faith's Encouragement
- A goad that […] smarts the flesh.
- a. 1652, Thomas Adams, Faith's Encouragement
- (intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
- He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
Derived terms
- arsesmart
- besmart
- nosesmart
- smartful
- smarting
- smartweed
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English smerte, smert, smarte, smart, from Old English smeart (“smarting, smart, painful”), from Proto-Germanic *smartaz (“hurting, aching”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to bite, sting”). Cognate with Scots smert (“painful, smart”), Old Frisian smert (“sharp, painful”).
Adjective
smart (comparative smarter or more smart, superlative smartest or most smart)
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Synonyms: bright, capable, sophisticated, witty
- Antonyms: backward, banal, boorish, dull, inept
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 19
- I always preferred the church, and I still do. But that was not smart enough for my family. They recommended the army. That was a great deal too smart for me.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Synonyms: cultivated, educated, learned; see also Thesaurus:learned
- Antonyms: ignorant, uncultivated, simple
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- Synonyms: attractive, chic, dapper, stylish, handsome
- Antonyms: garish, outré, tacky
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- Synonym: silly
- 1728, Edward Young, Satire
- Who, for the poor renown of being smart / Would leave a sting within a brother's heart?
- I played a sentence or two at my butt, which I thought very smart, when my ill genius, who I verily believed inspired him purely for my destruction, suggested to him such a reply
- Sudden and intense.
- 1860 July 9, Henry David Thoreau, journal entry, from Thoreau's bird-lore, Francis H. Allen (editor), Houghton Mifflin (Boston, 1910), Thoreau on Birds: notes on New England birds from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau, Beacon Press, (Boston, 1993), page 239:
- There is a smart shower at 5 P.M., and in the midst of it a hummingbird is busy about the flowers in the garden, unmindful of it, though you would think that each big drop that struck him would be a serious accident.
- 1860 July 9, Henry David Thoreau, journal entry, from Thoreau's bird-lore, Francis H. Allen (editor), Houghton Mifflin (Boston, 1910), Thoreau on Birds: notes on New England birds from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau, Beacon Press, (Boston, 1993), page 239:
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- (Southern US, dated) Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.
- (archaic) Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
- The stars shine smarter.
- (archaic) Pretentious; showy; spruce.
- (archaic) Brisk; fresh.
Related terms
Descendants
- ? German: smart
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English smerte, from smerten (“to smart”). See above. Cognate with Scots smert, Dutch smart, Low German smart, German Schmerz, Danish smerte, Swedish smärta. More above.
Noun
smart (plural smarts)
- A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
- 1567, Arthur Golding (translator), The XV Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entytuled Metamorphosis, London: William Seres, Book , p. 51,[2]
- […] the bodie had no smart
- Of any wound: it was the minde that felt the cruell stings.
- 1716, Alexander Pope (translator), The Iliad of Homer, London: Bernard Lintot, Volume 2, Book 5, lines 176-178, p. 25,[3]
- If chance some Shepherd with a distant Dart
- The Savage wound, he rowzes at the Smart,
- He foams, he roars […]
- 1871, Louisa May Alcott, Little Men, Chapter 12,[4]
- Of course Tommy came to grief, tumbled upon a hornets’ nest and got stung; but being used to woe, he bore the smart manfully […]
- 1948, Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter, London: Heinemann, Book One, Part One, Chapter 1, section 8, p. 42,[5]
- The smart of his wounded hand woke Scobie at two in the morning.
- 1567, Arthur Golding (translator), The XV Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entytuled Metamorphosis, London: William Seres, Book , p. 51,[2]
- Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 1, Canto 7, p. 101,[6]
- Mishaps are maistred by aduice discrete,
- And counsell mitigates the greatest smart;
- Found neuer help, who neuer would his hurts impart.
- 1673, John Milton, “Anno aetatis 17. On the Death of a fair Infant dying of a Cough” in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions Both English and Latin, London: Thomas Dring, p. 20,[7]
- But oh why didst thou not stay here below
- To bless us with thy heav’n lov’d innocence, […]
- To stand ’twixt us and our deserved smart
- But thou canst best perform that office where thou art.
- 1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, Chapter 8,[8]
- I was so humiliated, hurt, spurned, offended, angry, sorry,—I cannot hit upon the right name for the smart—God knows what its name was,—that tears started to my eyes.
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, London: Picador, Chapter 9, p. 250,[9]
- […] Bertrand said, ‘No, you bloody idiot, do you think I drink this? I want mineral water.’ The girl recoiled for just a second at the smart of his tone […] and then apologized with steely insincerity.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 1, Canto 7, p. 101,[6]
- Smart-money.
- (slang, dated) A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
- 1742, Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews, London: A. Millar, 3rd edition, 1743, Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 3, p. 27,[10]
- […] I resolved to quit all further Conversation with Beaus and Smarts of every kind […]
- 1742, Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews, London: A. Millar, 3rd edition, 1743, Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 3, p. 27,[10]
Derived terms
- smartful
Anagrams
- MSTAR, marts, stram, tarms, trams
Danish
Etymology
From English smart
Adjective
smart (neuter smart, plural and definite singular attributive smarte, comparative smartere, superlative (predicative) smartest, superlative (attributive) smarteste)
- (of a solution, contraption, plan etc.) well thought-out, neat
- snazzy, fashionable, dapper
Derived terms
- oversmart
Dutch
Alternative forms
- smert (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch smarte, from Proto-Germanic *smertan?. Cf. German Schmerz, English smart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sm?rt/
- Hyphenation: smart
- Rhymes: -?rt
Noun
smart f (plural smarten)
- pain, sorrow, grief
Derived terms
- gedeelde smart is halve smart
- met smart
- smartengeld
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English smart, 19th c.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sma???t/, /sma?t/
Adjective
smart (comparative smarter, superlative am smartesten)
- smart (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
- Synonyms: aufgeweckt, clever, gewitzt, pfiffig
- smart (good-looking, well-dressed)
- Synonyms: chic, elegant, fein
Further reading
- “smart” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English smart
Adjective
smart (neuter singular smart, definite singular and plural smarte, comparative smartere, indefinite superlative smartest, definite superlative smarteste)
- clever (mentally sharp or bright)
- smart
Derived terms
- smartklokke
- smarttelefon
References
- “smart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English smart
Adjective
smart (neuter singular smart, definite singular and plural smarte, comparative smartare, indefinite superlative smartast, definite superlative smartaste)
- clever (mentally sharp or bright)
- smart
Derived terms
- smartklokke
- smarttelefon
References
- “smart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Adjective
smart (invariable)
- smart (with smart technology)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English smart.
Pronunciation
Adjective
smart (comparative smartare, superlative smartast)
- smart; clever
Declension
Anagrams
- tarms, trams
smart From the web:
- what smartphone has the best camera
- what smartphone has the best value
- what smartwatch should i get
- what smart tv should i buy
- what smart tv has hbo max
- what smart locks work with ring
- what smart tv has the most apps
- what smartwatch can you text on
prompt
English
Etymology
From French prompt, from Latin pr?mptus (“visible, apparent, evident”), past participle of pr?m? (“to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light”), from pr? (“forth, forward”) + em? (“to take, acquire, buy”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??mpt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??mpt/
- Rhymes: -?mpt
Adjective
prompt (comparative more prompt, superlative most prompt)
- Quick; acting without delay.
- On time; punctual.
- (archaic) Ready; willing to act.
Synonyms
- (acting without delay): hasty; see also Thesaurus:prompt
- (on time): timely; see also Thesaurus:punctual
- (willing to act): good to go, yare
Derived terms
- prompt critical
- prompt criticality
- promptness
- prompt neutron
- promptly
Translations
Noun
prompt (plural prompts)
- A reminder or cue.
- (business, dated) A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
- To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.
- (computing) A sequence of characters that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
- I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.
- (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
Translations
Verb
prompt (third-person singular simple present prompts, present participle prompting, simple past and past participle prompted)
- (transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
- I prompted him to get a new job.
- (transitive, theater and television) To show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
- If he forgets his words I will prompt him.
- (transitive) To initiate; to cause or lead to.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advise
Derived terms
- prompter
Translations
Further reading
- prompt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- prompt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- prompt at OneLook Dictionary Search
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr?mpt/
- Hyphenation: prompt
- Rhymes: -?mpt
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French prompt, from Latin pr?mptus.
Adverb
prompt
- immediately, promptly
- Synonym: meteen
Adjective
prompt (not comparable)
- quick, immediate
Inflection
Derived terms
- pront
Related terms
- pronto
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin pr?mptus.
Noun
prompt m (plural prompts)
- (computing) prompt
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin promptus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???/, /p???t/, /p???pt/
Adjective
prompt (feminine singular prompte, masculine plural prompts, feminine plural promptes)
- prompt, swift, quick
- (Louisiana) curt
Derived terms
- prompt rétablissement
Further reading
- “prompt” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Latin pr?mptus, past participle of pr?m? (“I take, bring out, produce, bring to light”).
Adjective
prompt m
- (Jersey) hasty
Derived terms
- promptément (“hastily”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- prompte
Etymology
From French prompt, from Latin promptus, from promere (“bring out”)
Adverb
prompt
- quickly and punctually; promptly
Adjective
prompt (singular and plural prompt, comparative mer prompt, superlative mest prompt)
- quick and punctual; prompt
References
- “prompt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “prompt” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Romanian
Etymology
From French prompt, from Latin promptus.
Adjective
prompt m or n (feminine singular prompt?, masculine plural promp?i, feminine and neuter plural prompte)
- prompt
Declension
prompt From the web:
- what prompted the collapse of the soviet union
- what prompted the munich conference of 1938
- what prompted the berlin airlift
- what prompted the outbreak of the second intifada
- what prompted the embargo of 1807
- what prompted the red scare
- what prompted you to apply for this position
- what prompted the fads and heroes of the 1920s
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