What is the main difference between smart and astute?
Smart means (intransitive) To hurt or sting., while astute means Quickly and critically discerning..
Quick Difference
Smart means (intransitive) To hurt or sting.. Astute means Quickly and critically discerning..
Smart Meaning
(intransitive) To hurt or sting.
Astute Meaning
Quickly and critically discerning.
Smart vs Astute Comparison Table
FeatureSmartAstute
Meaning(intransitive) To hurt or sting.Quickly and critically discerning.
Part of speechverbadjective
ExampleA goad that […] smarts the flesh.astute remark