Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Painful, sore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: aching, smartful, achesome, achy, raw, hurt, hurty, griefful, pained, painfilled, painful, smarting, sore, suffering, tender, tormented
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ashamed, pained
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A sensation that smarts or stings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of smart
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: smart, smartness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pain, hurting
History
From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
