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Meaning of "canniness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANNINESS

canniness  [ˈkænɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANNINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Canniness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANNINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of canniness in the English dictionary

The definition of canniness in the dictionary is the state or quality of being shrewd or astute.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANNINESS


graininess
ˈɡreɪnɪnɪs
Guinness
ˈɡɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
horniness
ˈhɔːnɪnɪs
looniness
ˈluːnɪnɪs
luniness
ˈluːnɪnɪs
mooniness
ˈmuːnɪnɪs
phoniness
ˈfəʊnɪnɪs
puniness
ˈpjuːnɪnɪs
runniness
ˈrʌnɪnɪs
scrawniness
ˈskrɔːnɪnɪs
shininess
ˈʃaɪnɪnɪs
skinniness
ˈskɪnɪnɪs
spininess
ˈspaɪnɪnɪs
stoniness
ˈstəʊnɪnɪs
sunniness
ˈsʌnɪnɪs
tawniness
ˈtɔːnɪnɪs
thorniness
ˈθɔːnɪnɪs
whininess
ˈwaɪnɪnɪs
zaniness
ˈzeɪnɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANNINESS

cannibal
cannibalisation
cannibalise
cannibalism
cannibalistic
cannibalistically
cannibalization
cannibalize
cannibally
cannier
canniest
cannikin
cannily
canning
Canning Basin
canning factory
Cannock
cannoli
cannon
cannon bone

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANNINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of canniness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CANNINESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «canniness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of canniness

Translation of «canniness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANNINESS

Find out the translation of canniness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of canniness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «canniness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

astucia
570 millions of speakers

English

canniness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

canniness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

canniness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хитрость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

canniness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

canniness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

canniness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanser
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

canniness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

canniness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

canniness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Canniness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

canniness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

canniness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Canniness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

canniness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canniness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

canniness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хитрість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

canniness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

canniness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorzichtigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

canniness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

canniness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of canniness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANNINESS»

The term «canniness» is used very little and occupies the 167.903 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANNINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «canniness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «canniness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about canniness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANNINESS»

Discover the use of canniness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to canniness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pot on the Fire: Further Confessions of a Renegade Cook
usually lack the stamina to compensate for this condition by writing everything down and making sure it is easily at hand when needed, I tend to arrive at the wine store with canniness as the sole arrow in my otherwise depressingly empty  ...
John Thorne, Matt Lewis Thorne, 2011
2
The Gothic in Children's Literature: Haunting the Borders
In the end, thebook has raised thespectre of the uncanny only to resolve the complicated plot with a celebration of canniness, and an alignment of canniness with maturity, with growing up. Freud notesthat justasthe wordheimlich contains ...
Anna Jackson, Roderick McGillis, Karen Coats, 2013
3
Homi K. Bhabha
Remembering what Bhabha has to say about probing the cunning (or canniness, I suggested) of modernity, read what runs through Mrs Moore's head as she listens to her son Ronny explaining the British mission in India: He spoke sincerely, ...
David Huddart, 2006
4
Dog Games: Stimulating Play to Entertain Your Dog and You
canniness. A. suggestion! When you are practicing little games and mental work with your dog, you don't always need to stick exactly to the rules as described in the book. Be open to suggestions from your dog. For example: maybe you want ...
Christiane Blenski, 2011
5
Introduction to Metaphysics: Second Edition
We first press forward fully to the hap- pening ofun-canniness when we experience the power of seem- ing together with the struggle against seeming in its essential belonging to Dasein. After the first verses, and with a look back in their ...
Martin Heidegger, 2014
6
The Pragmatics of Humour across Discourse Domains
The analysis of the data revealed that the overwhelming majority of the jokes share the stupidity script (23), or its opposite, canniness (23). The next frequent scripts are the oversexed (Blacks and Roma — 2), the overenthusiastic drinkers ...
Marta Dynel, 2011
7
Screening the Past: Film and the Representation of History
22 Here the problem of "canniness" as a reflex of historical experience is highlighted. So much for the "cleverness" of the Jews. For — in retrospect — we and Keneally know that such an assumption was inherently false. The Germans did not ...
Tony Barta, 1998
8
A Companion to William Faulkner
4 See Adorno's brilliant 1967 essay on Kafka in Prisms (1983). 5 To put this more accurately, there is, in Faulkner's earlier masterpieces centered on outrage, little interest in canniness. But the Snopes trilogy (conceived in the 1920s but written ...
Richard C. Moreland, 2008
9
An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
P. I. ep. 5. Canniness, s. 1. Caution, forbearance, moderation in conduct, S. " He is not likely to carry himself with any canniness in time coming." Baillie's Lett. i. 66 . 2. Apparently as signifying crafty management. " When the canniness of Rothes  ...
John Jamieson, 1808
10
The Material Image: Art and the Real in Film
... as temptress and hag recalls Day of Wrath, to be sure. But the image in the mirror — a trope of the supernatural — more importantly points to the abject maternal body, alive and dead, equally the object of desire and of horror. " Canniness". or.
Brigitte Peucker, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANNINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term canniness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Future looks brighter for store chain with small outlets scheme
“Yorkshire has a well deserved reputation for canny folk that surpass the Scots in their canniness,” added the Scotsman. He said that best ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
2
Channing Tatum Is Our Generation's Marilyn Monroe
They used their god-given looks and inherent canniness to navigate, conquer and actually grow in an industry that only wants pretty people to ... «Racked, Jul 15»
3
Petr Cech deal shows Arsene Wenger is being ruthless in Arsenal …
Now, however, Wenger has begun to display that same canniness in terms of the players he brings into the club, and that was evident with the ... «ESPN FC, Jun 15»
4
Catholic Leaders Resolve to Hold Firm To Biblical Marriage Teaching
... the teaching of his Church,” said Archbishop Lori, who explained that he found inspiration in the courage and canniness of St. Thomas More. «National Catholic Register, Jun 15»
5
6/26/2015 - Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision: Jennifer …
... and in the teaching of his Church,” said Archbishop Lori, who said he found inspiration in the courage and canniness of St. Thomas More. «National Catholic Register, Jun 15»
6
I was one of the poorest billionaires — I had no jet
... forlorn packet of Walker's Ready Salted on my side of the table may set a record for fiscal canniness even by Aberdeen's stringent standards. «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
7
Reddits Racists Celebrate Charleston Terrorand Worry About the …
There's a canniness to even some of the most virulently racist postings. Users are careful to balance on the edge of Reddit's rules, where the ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
8
Brian Fargo: The Maverick Who Made a Wasteland of the RPG
This canniness for self-promotion is something that would stand Fargo in good stead throughout his career. Fargo was running the entire ... «Gizmodo UK, Jun 15»
9
Eye for bargain built Sheffield's art legacy
“He built it up by a combination of canniness, a wonderful eye and tremendous ability with people,” says Anne Goodchild, former curator of the ... «Yorkshire Post, Jun 15»
10
Two magazine covers, and the fight for transgender equality
... shot by Annie Leibovitz, says about womanhood in America today, it's hard to deny the political and marketing canniness of the cover image. «Washington Post, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Canniness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/canniness>. Apr 2024 ».
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