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smartness vs intelligence

intelligence vs smartness

smartness and intelligence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
smartness Yes No No No
intelligence Yes No No No
As nouns, intelligence is a hypernym of smartness; that is, intelligence is a word with a broader meaning than smartness:
  • smartness: intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
  • intelligence: the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
smartness (noun) intelligence (noun)
elegance by virtue of being fashionable the operation of gathering information about an enemy
liveliness and eagerness the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty information about recent and important events
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
Difference between smartness and intelligence

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