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canniness Definition


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canniness canny



canny
adj cannier, canniest
    1. Wise, clever and alert, especially in business matters; shrewd.
      Thesaurus: shrewd, astute, perspicacious, knowing, wise, sagacious, clever, smart, aware, sly, circumspect; Antonym: simple, naive.
    2. Careful; cautious.
    (Scots, N Eng)
    3. Nice; good.
    (Scots)
    4. Lucky.
Derivative: cannily
adverb
    Derivative: canniness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from can1, in the sense ‘to know how to'.



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