smartness
The origin and history of smartness.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English smartnesse, smertnesse, equivalent to smart plus -ness, and is cognate with Middle Dutch smartenisse (“pain, injury, insult, scorn, agony”).
The origin and history of smartness.
Comes from Middle English smartnesse, smertnesse, equivalent to smart plus -ness, and is cognate with Middle Dutch smartenisse (“pain, injury, insult, scorn, agony”).
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