Definition
Having greater intelligence or mental ability; more clever or quick-thinking than someone or something else.
Etymology
From Old English 'smeart,' meaning 'painful' or 'severe.' Over centuries, it evolved to mean 'quick-witted' (sharp in mind like a sharp pain), then to mean 'intelligent,' then to the comparative form 'smarter.'
Kelly Says
The word 'smart' originally meant 'painful'—something that 'stings'—so 'smart' people have minds that are sharp and sting with cleverness! This shows how our bodies and emotions shape our language: intelligence got named after physical pain.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም አስተዋፅዖ
ba-tam as-te-wa-rts-so
CACatalà
més intel·ligent
mes in-tel-ee-gen-t
CSČeština
chytrý
kh-ee-try
DADansk
smartere
smar-te-reh
DEDeutsch
kluger
kloo-ger
ELΕλληνικά
περισσότερο έξυπνος
pe-mo-re-o eks-ee-nos
ESEspañol
más listo
mas lee-STOH
FAفارسی
هوشیارتر
ho-she-yar-tar
FISuomi
älykkäämpi
a-ly-kka-am-pi
FRFrançais
plus intelligent
pluh san-tel-ee-gen
GUGU
અधिक ચતુર
a-dee-k cha-tur
HAHA
ma'aiki fiye
ma-a-iki fi-ye
HEעברית
מומחה יותר
mo-me-cha ye-eer
HIहिन्दी
और चालाक
aur cha-laak
HUMagyar
okosabb
oh-kos-abb
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih pintar
le-bih pin-tar
IGIG
nwere ọma
nwe-re oh-ma
ITItaliano
più furbo
pwee fur-boh
JA日本語
もっと賢い
mot-to ken-ai
KKKK
білімдірек
bi-li-m-di-rek
KMKM
ឆ្លាតជាង
chla-at che-aang
KO한국어
더 똑똑하다
deo tto-tto-kha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih pandai
le-bih pan-dai
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြားပို
pyaw-kya-po
NLNederlands
slimmer
slim-mer
NONorsk
smartere
smar-te-reh
PLPolski
inteligentniejszy
in-tel-i-gen-t-niy-she
PTPortuguês
mais esperto
mais es-per-toh
RORomână
mai destept
mai de-stept
RUРусский
умнее
oom-nee-ye
SVSvenska
smartare
smar-ta-reh
SWKiswahili
mjanja zaidi
mjan-ya zee-ri
TAதமிழ்
மேலும் புத்திசாலி
me-lum pu-thi-sa-li
TEతెలుగు
చతురంగా
cha-tu-ra-nga
THไทย
ฉลาดกว่า
chaat-gwah
TLTL
mas matalino
mas ma-ta-li-noh
TRTürkçe
daha zeki
dah-ha ze-ki
UKУкраїнська
розумніший
roz-um-ni-shey
URاردو
زیادہ چالاک
zee-a-da cha-lak
VITiếng Việt
thông minh hơn
thong minh hon
YOYO
aláà lọ́wọ́
a-la-a lo-wo
ZUZU
uncedo olwandle
un-ce-doh ol-wan-dle