smartnessEtymologyFrom Middle English smartnesse, smertnesse, equivalent to smart + -ness. Cognate with Middle Dutch smartenisse (“pain, injury, insult, scorn, agony”).smartness means The state or quality of being smart, intelligence. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 71 out of 100.nounThe state or quality of being smart, intelligence.The state or quality of being smart in appearance.“The station buildings at Oxton and Lauder have been repainted, and a general air of smartness prevails, marred only by some broken signal spectacles.”The result or product of being smart.