スマートsumaato

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivesmart (clothing, etc.); stylish
  2. na-adjectiveslim; slender
    あんなドレスが着きられたらいいんだけど。もっとスマートにならなくちゃ。↗
    I'd love to be able to wear a dress like that. But I'll have to lose some weight first.
  3. na-adjectiveskilful; slick; clever; adroit
Conjugation
Plain formスマート
Polite (desu)スマートです
Negative (dewa nai)スマートではない
polite (dewa arimasen)スマートではありません
Past (datta)スマートだった
Past negative (dewa nakatta)スマートではなかった
Te form (de)スマートで
Adverbial (ni)スマートに
Conditional (nara)スマートなら

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymかっこいいCasualColloquial. Covers anything cool or good-looking, people or things; 「スマート」 in Japanese is mostly about a slim figure or deft, clever handling.
  • SynonymおしゃれNeutralNeutral. Centres on dressing up and fashionable clothes or makeup; 「スマート」 puts the stress on a slim figure or deftness.
  • SynonymシックNeutralNeutral loanword for chic, understated taste, often for clothes and interiors; 「スマート」 stresses a slim figure or skillful handling.
  • Synonym粋いきNeutralNeutral. Edo-style chic with worldly tact and consideration; 「スマート」 leans toward Western-style refinement.
  • Synonym瀟洒しょうしゃWrittenWritten word. Elegant and refined, often for buildings or attire; 「スマート」 is more colloquial and also covers a slim figure.
  • Synonym小粋こいきNeutralNeutral. Refined and tasteful for people, manners or things, but can also mean conceited or cheeky; 「スマート」 leans slim or deft.
  • SynonymスタイリッシュNeutralNeutral loanword for a sleek, modern look, used mostly of design; 「スマート」 stresses a slim, refined figure or deftness.
  • Synonym洒落たしゃれたNeutralNeutral. Tasteful and chic, as in 「洒落た店」, and can also mean witty; 「スマート」 is about a slim figure or deft handling.
  • RelatedいなせWrittenA written, old-fashioned Edo word for a dashing, gallant young man; 「スマート」 has none of that masculine spirit.
  • RelatedハイカラNeutralNeutral. A Meiji-era word for Western-style smartness, now with a retro ring; 「スマート」 is the modern term.
  • Related格好の良いかっこうのいいNeutralNeutral. Good-looking and presentable, a somewhat more formal variant of 「かっこいい」; 「スマート」 is about being slim or deft.
  • Antonym野暮ったいやぼったいCasualColloquial. Dowdy and unfashionable, the direct opposite of the refined 「スマート」.
  • Antonym不格好ぶかっこうNeutralNeutral. Means ugly-looking or clumsy, the opposite of 「スマート」 in both appearance and movement.
  • Antonym太ったふとったNeutralNeutral. Means fat or plump, the opposite of the slim-figure sense of 「スマート」.

Use 「スマート」 for a slim figure or deft, clever handling. Say 「かっこいい」 for cool and good-looking, 「おしゃれ」 for fashionable dressing, and 「シック」 or 「洒落た」 for tasteful chic; 「野暮ったい」 is the word for dowdy and unfashionable. The rest are narrower: 「スタイリッシュ」 for design, 「粋」 Edo chic, 「ハイカラ」 retro Western style, 「瀟洒」 written elegance.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 体からだつきが細ほそいさま。スレンダー。
  2. 手際てぎわがよく感かんじよいさま。
  3. 知能ちのうが高たかいさま。高機能こうきのうなさま。
English equivalents

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