smartness
smart·ness
noun
1.
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
2.
elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Origin
From Middle English smartnesse, smertnesse, equivalent to smart + -ness. Cognate with Middle Dutch smartenisse (“pain, injury, insult, scorn, agony”).
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