CANNY

cagey, cagy, canny, clever

(adjective) showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; “a cagey lawyer”; “too clever to be sound”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

canny (comparative cannier, superlative canniest)

Careful, prudent, cautious.

Knowing, shrewd, astute.

Frugal, thrifty.

Synonym: Thesaurus:frugal

(Scotland, Northumbria) Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with.

(Scotland, Northumbria) Gentle, quiet, steady.

Usage notes

In common modern usage, canny and uncanny are no longer antonyms, although they are not synonyms.

Adverb

canny (not comparable)

(Northumbria) Very, considerably; quite, rather.

(Scotland, Northumbria) Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully.

Etymology 2

Adjective

canny

(especially, of sound) Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.

Anagrams

• Nancy, nancy

Proper noun

Canny (plural Cannys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Canny is the 31516^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 734 individuals. Canny is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Nancy, nancy

Source: Wiktionary

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Can"ny, Can"nei, a. Etym: [Cf. Icel. kenn skilled, learned, or E. canny. Cf. Kenn.] [North of Eng. & Scot.]

1. Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary.

2. Skillful; knowing; capable. Sir W. Scott.

3. Cautious; prudent; safe.. Ramsay.

4. Having pleasing of useful qualities; gentle. Burns.

5. Reputed to have magical powers. Sir W. Scott. No canny, not safe, not fortunate; unpropitious. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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