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canty

adjective \ˈkan-tē\

Definition of CANTY

dial British

: cheerful, sprightly

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Origin of CANTY

¹cant

First Known Use: 1719

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Synonyms: blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheerful [British dialect], cheery, chipper, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome

Antonyms: dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen

Rhymes with CANTY

ante, chantey, pantie, scanty, shanty, slanty

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