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smart

smart

127 2.4
Looks neat, clean, and fashionable
  • adjective
  • /smɑrt/
translation icon : elegante
  • You look so smart in your new suit.
  • look smart
  • a smart suit
  • the smart set

It's sort of like a very smart blazer cardigan.

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Examples

  • You look so smart in your new suit.

  • In court, he is almost always in a smart-looking, somber-colored three-piece suit.

    Academic text (2011)
  • What a smart little one.

  • I think you look smart.

  • It's just so smart and classy and elegant.

  • Showered, shaved, and wearing a smart dark suit, Ben looks handsome and normal.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • He's handsomely dressed in a smart tunic.

  • He's handsomely dressed in a smart tunic.

  • Esquire openly celebrates being a man in a smart, humorous, classy, and stylish way.

Synonyms

cool
vssmart
  • Informal
2.2

Fashionable and attractive to many people

stresses neat, refined clothing and appearance over social image
elegant
vssmart
165 3.3

Having an attractive, stylish look that shows good taste

is broader, stressing neat and stylish appearance rather than grace alone
classy
vssmart
133 4.1

Being elegant and stylish and showing good taste

is less about taste signals and more about tidy, refined dress
fashionable
vssmart
85 2.6

Popular now because it follows the current style

focuses on lasting neat and refined appearance rather than fleeting trends
stylish
vssmart
85 2.0

Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive

is more about tidy and refined appearance not just current tastes
chic
vssmart
57 3.5

Elegant and fashionable in a simple, modern way

is more general neatness and refinement, not only high fashion
well-dressed
vssmart
29 2.4

Wearing neat, clean clothes that look smart, like a suit or nice shirt

is more about overall neat and refined personal appearance
sleek
vssmart
20 3.7

Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming

is similar but covers neatness without implying excess refinement
snappy
vssmart
  • Informal
17 3.8

Stylish and neat in appearance, often because of clothes or hair

focuses on general neatness and refinement rather than flashiness
spiffy
vssmart
  • Informal
16 7.8

Neat and stylish in appearance

leans more on plain neatness and classic refinement over trendiness
dapper
vssmart
16 6.2

Neat and stylish in the way a man dresses

covers neat and refined looks for any person rather than male focus
dressy
vssmart
12 3.6

Suitable for formal events like a wedding or party

is about everyday neat and refined appearance rather than event dress
swank
vssmart
4 7.7

Fashionable and showy in a way that seems rich

is more modest, emphasizing neat and tasteful appearance
très chic
vssmart
1 9.2

Very stylish and elegant

is less exclusive, covering neat and refined looks in general
dressed spiffily
vssmart
  • Informal
7.8

Wearing stylish, elegant clothes

is about being neat and refined without aiming to impress strongly
super-smart
vssmart
4.0

Very fashionable and neatly dressed

is similar but describes general neat and refined appearance
togged up
vssmart
  • UK
9.1

Wearing smart clothes for a special event

applies more broadly to everyday neat and refined personal style
hotsy-totsy
vssmart
  • Archaic
9.9

Having a fashionable, attractive look, like new clothes or a neat room

is the neutral term for neat, refined, and stylish looks
voguish
vssmart
7.2

Having a style many people like now

is less about trends and more about steady neatness and refinement
cool and stylish
vssmart
  • Slang
3.4

Looking fashionable and attractive in a way people admire

is more about tidy and refined dressing rather than broad appeal
haute
vssmart
8.3

Very high-class and fashionable, often for food or clothing

is more general neatness and refinement without exclusive connotations

Antonyms

155 2.0

Untidy and done without care

13 5.1

Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes

Idioms

smart as a whip
  • Informal
5 7.0

Very quick to understand things and find answers

right smart
  • Informal
9.6

Fairly large in amount or degree

right smart
  • Informal
9.9

To a large degree

Compounds

smart bomb
  • Specialized
7 4.0

A bomb that can be guided to hit a specific target

smart aleck
  • Offensive
5 7.5

A person who acts as if they know everything and annoys others

smart money
  • Jargon
4 5.6

Money invested or bet by people believed to have expert knowledge

smart card
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A small plastic card with a chip that stores money or ID

smart money
  • Jargon
3 6.8

People believed to have expert knowledge or inside information about investments and bets

smart arse
  • Offensive
1 9.4

A person who says clever things to annoy or upset others

smart set
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A group of connected home devices like lights or speakers you control together

smart set
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A group of fashionable people in high society

smart money
  • Formal
8.4

Money a court gives to punish someone for doing something wrong

How Smart

chic
57 3.5
elegant
165 3.3
stylish
85 2.0
smart
127 2.4
neat
144 1.0
casual
81 1.3
scruffy
23 3.8

Surface Forms

smart positive
smarter comparative
smartest superlative

Etymology

Smart also came to mean 'neat and stylish' because people used the same idea of 'sharp' or clean appearance for clothes. So a smart suit is one that looks tidy and fashionable.