Brainy vs. Smart
Difference Between Brainy and Smart
Brainyadjective
Intelligent; smart.
Smartadjective
Having or showing intelligence; bright.
Brainyadjective
(informal) Very intellectually capable.
Smartadjective
Canny and shrewd in dealings with others
a smart negotiator.Brainyadjective
having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence;
some men dislike brainy womena brilliant minda brilliant solution to the problemSmartadjective
Amusingly clever; witty
a smart quip.a lively, smart conversation.Smartadjective
Impertinent; insolent
That's enough of your smart talk.Smartadjective
Energetic or quick in movement
a smart pace.Smartadjective
Fashionable; elegant
a smart suit.a smart restaurant.the smart set.Smartadjective
Capable of making adjustments that resemble those resulting from human decisions, chiefly by means of electronic sensors and computer technology
smart missiles.smart machines.Smartverb
To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain
The slap delivered to my face smarted.Smartverb
To be the location of such a pain
The incision on my leg smarts.Smartverb
To feel such a pain.
Smartverb
To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse
"No creature smarts so little as a fool" (Alexander Pope).Smartnoun
Sharp pain or anguish
the smart of the wound.Smartnoun
smarts(Slang) Intelligence; expertise
a reporter with a lot of smarts.Smartverb
(intransitive) To hurt or sting.
After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"Smartverb
(transitive) To cause a smart or sting in.
Smartverb
(intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
Smartadjective
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
Smartadjective
(informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
Smartadjective
Equipped with digital/computer technology.
smart bomb, smart carsmartcard, smartphoneSmartadjective
Good-looking.
a smart outfitSmartadjective
Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
He became tired of his daughter's sarcasm and smart remarks.Don't get smart with me!Smartadjective
Sudden and intense.
Smartadjective
Causing sharp pain; stinging.
Smartadjective
Sharp; keen; poignant.
a smart painSmartadjective
Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.
He raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart.That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart.Smartadjective
(archaic) Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
Smartadjective
(archaic) Pretentious; showy; spruce.
a smart gownSmartadjective
(archaic) Brisk; fresh.
a smart breezeSmartnoun
A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
Smartnoun
Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
Smartnoun
Smart-money.
Smartnoun
A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
Smartnoun
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
Smartverb
be the source of pain
Smartadjective
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
Smartadjective
elegant and stylish;
chic elegancea smart new dressa suit of voguish cutSmartadjective
characterized by quickness and ease in learning;
some children are brighter in one subject than anothersmart children talk earlier than the averageSmartadjective
improperly forward or bold;
don't be fresh with meimpertinent of a child to lecture a grownupan impudent boy given to insulting strangersSmartadjective
marked by smartness in dress and manners;
a dapper young mana jaunty red hat
