Smärt'ness, n.

n. The quality of being smart or pungent; poignancy; as, the smartness of pain; quickness; vigor; severity; as, the smartness of a blow; liveliness; briskness; vivacity; wittiness; as, the smartness of a reply or of a phrase.

Synonyms— Pungency; poignancy; tartness; sharpness; acuteness; keenness; quickness; vigor; liveliness; briskness; vivacity; wittiness.