smartness
Quick wit quality
Smartness is the quality of being smart—quick-witted, intelligent, or clever: Her smartness impressed the interviewers.
It also describes stylish appearance: the smartness of his new suit.
In British usage especially, smartness can refer to neatness or tidiness in dress or presentation.
The word occasionally carries a negative edge when it suggests being too clever: His smartness will get him in trouble someday.
Good judgment from experience
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- sagacityPenetrating mental acuity
prudence · foresight · astuteness · acumen · perspicacity · intuition · judiciousness · shrewdness
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- brainpowerIntellectual capacity
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- IQIntelligence score
cognition · reasoning · comprehension · aptitude · acuity · brightness · sharpness · mental agility
Mental quickness and skill
- quick-wittednessMental speed and cleverness
- humorAmusing quality
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
repartee · quip · wisecrack · irony · satire · drollness · facetiousness · playfulness
Fashionable aesthetic appeal
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- neatnessState of being tidy
- dappernessNeat, stylish appearance
- sprucenessTrim, polished appearance
polish · tidiness · crispness · well-groomed · fashionable · chic · tailored · trim
Keen practical judgment
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- slynessCunning in manner
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
foxiness · calculating · scheming · streetwise · canny · artfulness · deviousness · manipulative
wisdom
Good judgment from experience
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
sagacity · prudence · foresight · astuteness · acumen · perspicacity · intuition · judiciousness · shrewdness · common sense
intelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- brainpowerIntellectual capacity
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
IQ · cognition · reasoning · comprehension · aptitude · acuity · brightness · sharpness · mental agility · logic
cleverness
Mental quickness and skill
- quick-wittednessMental speed and cleverness
- humorAmusing quality
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
wordplay · repartee · quip · wisecrack · irony · satire · drollness · facetiousness · playfulness · jest
stylishness
Fashionable aesthetic appeal
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- neatnessState of being tidy
- dappernessNeat, stylish appearance
spruceness · polish · tidiness · crispness · well-groomed · fashionable · chic · tailored · trim · sleekness
shrewdness
Keen practical judgment
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- slynessCunning in manner
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
wiliness · foxiness · calculating · scheming · streetwise · canny · artfulness · deviousness · manipulative · strategic
- intellectintelligence, intellect, brainpower, mind, cognition
- stylestyle, stylish, chic, elegant, stylishness
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
smartnessstupidity
Lack of intelligence
dullness · obtuseness · slow-wittedness · dumbness · foolishness
smartnessfoolishness
Unwise conduct
silliness · stupidity · folly · imprudence · unwiseness
smartnessshabbiness
Worn, neglected condition
scruffiness · unkemptness · slovenliness · sloppiness · dowdiness
smart, smarts, smarting, smartest, smarty, smarter, outsmart, smartly, smarten