Definition of Canniness

1. n. Caution; crafty management.

Definition of Canniness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being canny. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Canniness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canniness

cannibalistically
cannibalization
cannibalizations
cannibalize
cannibalized
cannibalizes
cannibalizing
cannibally
cannibals
cannie
cannier
canniest
cannikin
cannikins
cannily
canniness (current term)
canninesses
canning
cannings
cannister
cannisters
cannit
cannizzarite
cannoli
cannolis
cannon
cannon-bone
cannon ball
cannon bone
cannon cracker

Literary usage of Canniness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Little Visits With Great Americans by Marden, Orison Swett (1904)
"It has been said here in Quebec that in his character there is the combination of the canniness of the Scot, the progressive energy of the Englishman, ..."

2. Montrose and Covenanters: Their Characters and Conduct, Illustrated from by Mark Napier (1838)
"Bail- lie has answered the question in a few expressive words, —" the canniness * of Rothes brought in Montrose to our party" But it can be shewn that even ..."

3. Highland Lassies, Or The Roua Pass by Erick Mackenzie, Mercy Grogan (1862)
"... and it is this spirit of canniness (unduly developed, I am sorry to say, of late years by English lavishness and extravagance) which has caused the ..."

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