To feel a lively, pungent pain; also, to be the seat of a pungent local pain, as from some piercing or irritating application; be acutely painful: often used impersonally.To feel mental pain or suffering of any kind; suffer; be distressed; suffer evil consequences; bear a penalty.To cause a smart or sharp pain; cause suffering or distress.To cause a smart or pain to or in; cause to smart.n. A sharp, quick, lively pain; especially, a pricking local pain, as the pain from the sting of nettles.n. Hence, mental pain or suffering of any kind; pungent grief; affliction.n. Same as smart-money: as, to pay the smart.n. A dandy; one who affects smartness in dress; also, one who affects briskness, vivacity, or cleverness.Causing a smart or sharp pain; especially, causing a pricking local pain; pungent; stinging.Sharp; keen; poignant: applied to physical or mental pain or suffering.Marked by or executed with force or vigor; vigorous; efficient; sharp; severe: as, a smart blow; a smart skirmish; a smart walk.Brisk; lively; fresh: as, a smart breeze.Acute and pertinent; witty; especially, marked by a sharpness winch is nearer to pertness or impertinence than to genuine wit; superficially witty: noting remarks, writings, etc.: as, a smart reply; a smart saying.Brisk; vivacious; lively; witty; especially, sharp and impertinent, or pert and forward, rather than genuinely witty: noting persons.Dressed in an elaborately nice or showy manner; well-dressed; spruce.Elaborately nice; elegant; fine; showy: noting articles of dress.Quick; active; intelligent; clever: as, a smart business man.Keen, as in bargain-making; sharp, and often of questionable honesty; well able to take care of one's own interests.Fashionable; stylish; brilliant.Careful; punctual; quick.Considerable; large; as, a right smart distance.Forcible; earnest.Having strong qualities; strong.In good health; well; not sick.Swift-sailing, as a vessel: in distinction from able, stanch, or seaworthy.Up to the mark; well turned out; creditable.Smartly; vigorously; quickly; sharp.A contracted form of smarteth, third person singular present indicative of smart.