Canty
adj, name
adj, name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 lively; cheerful; merry; brisk
"Oft have ye heard my canty strains; But now, what else for me remains But tales of woe"
Adjective
- 1 lively and brisk wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Irish.
Synonyms
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More examples"Oft have ye heard my canty strains; But now, what else for me remains But tales of woe"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Dutch kantig (“sharp, nice, fine, edgy”).
Etymology 2
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”), from cáinteach (“satirical”).
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