SMARTNESS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word smartness. (close relations)
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cleverness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power of creative imagination • intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty • the property of being ingenious | ||||||||
acuity | nounn | |||||||
noun • sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) • a quick and penetrating intelligence | ||||||||
acumen | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tapering point • shrewdness shown by keen insight | ||||||||
adeptness | nounn | |||||||
noun • skillful performance or ability without difficulty | ||||||||
astuteness | nounn | |||||||
noun • intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas | ||||||||
brilliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted • the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand • unusual mental ability | ||||||||
ingenuity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power of creative imagination • the property of being ingenious | ||||||||
ingenuousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of innocent naivete • openly straightforward or frank | ||||||||
intelligence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience • a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy • secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) • information about recent and important events • the operation of gathering information about an enemy | ||||||||
quick-wittedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay | ||||||||
quickness | nounn | |||||||
noun • skillful performance or ability without difficulty • intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay • a rate that is rapid | ||||||||
resourcefulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation • the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems | ||||||||
sagacity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating | ||||||||
shrewdness | nounn | |||||||
noun • intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) | ||||||||
wit | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter • mental ability • a witty amusing person who makes jokes | ||||||||
cunningness | nounn | |||||||
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alacrity | nounn | |||||||
noun • liveliness and eagerness | ||||||||
brightness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white • intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty • the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | ||||||||
briskness | nounn | |||||||
noun • liveliness and eagerness | ||||||||
chic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • elegance by virtue of being fashionable adjective satellite • elegant and stylish | ||||||||