Simpleadjective
Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
Smartverb
(intransitive) To hurt or sting.
âAfter being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"â;
Simpleadjective
Without ornamentation; plain.
Smartverb
(transitive) To cause a smart or sting in.
Simpleadjective
Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
Smartverb
(intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
Simpleadjective
Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
Smartadjective
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
Simpleadjective
Trivial; insignificant.
Smartadjective
(informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
Simpleadjective
Feeble-minded; foolish.
Smartadjective
Equipped with digital/computer technology.
âsmart bomb, smart carâ; âsmartcard, smartphoneâ;
Simpleadjective
Structurally uncomplicated.
Smartadjective
Good-looking.
âa smart outfitâ;
Simpleadjective
(chemistry) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
Smartadjective
Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
âHe became tired of his daughter's sarcasm and smart remarks.â; âDon't get smart with me!â;
Simpleadjective
(mathematics) Of a group: having no normal subgroup.
Smartadjective
Sudden and intense.
Simpleadjective
(botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.
Smartadjective
Causing sharp pain; stinging.
Simpleadjective
Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
Smartadjective
Sharp; keen; poignant.
âa smart painâ;
Simpleadjective
(zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.
âa simple ascidianâ;
Smartadjective
Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.
âHe raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart.â; âThat cast on his leg chaffs him right smart.â;
Simpleadjective
(mineralogy) Homogenous.
Smartadjective
(archaic) Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
Simpleadjective
(obsolete) Mere; not other than; being only.
Smartadjective
(archaic) Pretentious; showy; spruce.
âa smart gownâ;
Simplenoun
(medicine) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
Smartadjective
(archaic) Brisk; fresh.
âa smart breezeâ;
Simplenoun
A physician.
Smartnoun
A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
Simplenoun
(logic) A simple or atomic proposition.
Smartnoun
Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
Simplenoun
(obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.
Smartnoun
Smart-money.
Simplenoun
(weaving) A drawloom.
Smartnoun
A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
Simplenoun
(weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
Smartverb
To feel a lively, pungent local pain; - said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart.
Simplenoun
(Roman Catholic) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Smartverb
To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil; as, the team is still smarting from its loss of the championship.
âNo creature smarts so little as a fool.â; âHe that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.â;
Simpleverb
To gather simples, i.e., medicinal herbs.
Smartverb
To cause a smart in.
Simpleadjective
Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
Smartnoun
Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles.
Simpleadjective
Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
Smartnoun
Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction.
âTo stand 'twixt us and our deserved smart.â; âCounsel mitigates the greatest smart.â;
Simpleadjective
Mere; not other than; being only.
âA medicine . . . whose simple touchIs powerful to araise King Pepin.â;
Smartnoun
A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy.
Simpleadjective
Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.
âFull many fine men go upon my score, as simple as I stand here, and I trust them.â; âMust thou trust Tradition's simple tongue?â; âTo be simple is to be great.â;
Smartnoun
Smart money (see below).
Simpleadjective
Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
âIn simple manners all the secret lies.â;
Smartadjective
Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste.
âHow smart lash that speech doth give my conscience.â;
Simpleadjective
Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
Smartadjective
Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain.
Simpleadjective
Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.
âThe simple believeth every word; but the prudent man looketh well to his going.â;
Smartadjective
Vigorous; sharp; severe.
Simpleadjective
Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
âThy simple fare and all thy plain delights.â;
Smartadjective
Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever.
Simpleadjective
Humble; lowly; undistinguished.
âA simple husbandman in garments gray.â; âClergy and laity, male and female, gentle and simple made the fuel of the same fire.â;
Smartadjective
Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
Simpleadjective
Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
Smartadjective
Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying.
âWho, for the poor renown of being smartWould leave a sting within a brother's heart?â; âA sentence or two, . . . which I thought very smart.â;
Simpleadjective
Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.
Smartadjective
Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown.
Simpleadjective
Homogenous.
Smartadjective
Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze.
Simpleadjective
Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; - opposed to compound.
âI am a simple woman, much too weakTo oppose your cunning.â; âHe is the companion of the silliest people in their most silly pleasure; he is ready for every impertinent entertainment and diversion.â;
Smartnoun
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
Simplenoun
Something not mixed or compounded.
Smartverb
be the source of pain
Simplenoun
A medicinal plant; - so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
âWhat virtue is in this remedy lies in the naked simple itself as it comes over from the Indies.â;
Smartadjective
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
Simplenoun
A drawloom.
Smartadjective
elegant and stylish;
âchic eleganceâ; âa smart new dressâ; âa suit of voguish cutâ;
Simplenoun
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Smartadjective
characterized by quickness and ease in learning;
âsome children are brighter in one subject than anotherâ; âsmart children talk earlier than the averageâ;
Simpleverb
To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
âAs simpling on the flowery hills she [Circe] strayed.â;
Smartadjective
improperly forward or bold;
âdon't be fresh with meâ; âimpertinent of a child to lecture a grownupâ; âan impudent boy given to insulting strangersâ;
Simplenoun
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
Smartadjective
marked by smartness in dress and manners;
âa dapper young manâ; âa jaunty red hatâ;
Simplenoun
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Smartadjective
(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed
âyou look very smartâ;
Simpleadjective
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved;
âa simple problemâ; âsimple mechanismsâ; âa simple designâ; âa simple substanceâ;
Smartadjective
(of clothes) attractively neat and stylish
âa smart blue skirtâ;
Simpleadjective
easy and not involved or complicated;
âan elementary problem in statisticsâ; âelementary, my dear Watsonâ; âa simple gameâ; âfound an uncomplicated solution to the problemâ;
Smartadjective
(of an object) bright and fresh in appearance
âa smart green vanâ;
Simpleadjective
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
âonly the bare factsâ; âshocked by the mere ideaâ; âthe simple passage of time was enoughâ; âthe simple truthâ;
Smartadjective
(of a place) fashionable and upmarket
âa smart restaurantâ;
Simpleadjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;
âchildlike trustâ; âdewy-eyed innocenceâ; âsimple courtesyâ;
Smartadjective
having or showing a quick-witted intelligence
âif he was that smart he would never have been trickedâ;
Simpleadjective
lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety
Smartadjective
(of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action
âhi-tech smart weaponsâ;
Simpleadjective
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
Smartadjective
showing impertinence by making clever or sarcastic remarks
âdon't get smart or I'll whack you oneâ;
Simpleadjective
not elaborate in style; unornamented;
âa simple country schoolhouseâ; âher black dress--simple to austerityâ;
Smartadjective
quick; brisk
âhe set off at a smart paceâ;
Simpleadjective
easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty
âa simple solutionâ; âcamcorders are now so simple to operateâ;
Smartverb
(of part of the body) feel a sharp stinging pain
âher legs were scratched and smartingâ;
Simpleadjective
used to emphasize the fundamental and straightforward nature of something
âthe simple truthâ;
Smartverb
feel upset and annoyed
âdefence chiefs are still smarting from the government's cutsâ;
Simpleadjective
plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation
âthe house is furnished in a simple country styleâ; âa simple white blouseâ;
Smartnoun
sharp stinging pain
âthe smart of the recent cutsâ;
Simpleadjective
humble and unpretentious
âa quiet unassuming man with simple tastesâ;
Smartnoun
mental pain or suffering
âsorrow is the effect of smart, and smart the effect of faithâ;
Simpleadjective
composed of a single element; not compound.
Smartnoun
intelligence; acumen
âI don't think I have the smarts for itâ;
Simpleadjective
denoting a group that has no proper normal subgroup.
Simpleadjective
(of a leaf or stem) not divided or branched.
Simpleadjective
(of a lens, microscope, etc.) consisting of a single lens or component.
Simpleadjective
(in English grammar) denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary, for example sang as opposed to was singing.
Simpleadjective
(of interest) payable on the sum loaned only.
Simpleadjective
of very low intelligence.
Simplenoun
a medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one
âthe gatherers of simplesâ;
Simpleinterjection
used to convey that something is very straightforward
âI don't overanalyse. I listen, I like, I buy. Simple!â;