スマートsumaato
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- na-adjectivesmart (clothing, etc.); stylish
- na-adjectiveslim; slender
- 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.
- 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


