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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
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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