smartest

smart

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [smahrt]
- /smɑrt/
- /smɑːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smahrt]
- /smɑrt/

Definitions of smartest word

verb without object smartest to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound. 1
verb without object smartest to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating application, a blow, etc. 1
verb without object smartest to feel a sharp, stinging pain, as in a wound. 1
verb without object smartest to suffer keenly from wounded feelings: She smarted under their criticism. 1
verb without object smartest to feel shame or remorse or to suffer in punishment or in return for something. 1
verb with object smartest to cause a sharp pain to or in. 1

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Origin of smartest

First appearance:

before 1050

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1050; (v.) Middle English smerten, Old English -smeortan (only in the compound fyrsmeortende painful like fire), cognate with Old High German smerzan (German schmerzen); (adj.) Middle English smerte, smart quick, prompt, sharp, orig., biting, smarting, late Old English smearte, akin to the v.; (adv. and noun) Middle English smerte, derivative of the adj.

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Parts of speech for Smartest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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smartest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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