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cannie

cannie

9.9
A fairly large amount
  • adjective
  • Literature
: considerable
  • They sold the collection for a cannie sum that surprised everyone at the auction.

Examples

  • The project received a cannie amount of funding.

  • The project required a cannie amount of time and effort to complete successfully.

  • She received a cannie bonus at the end of the year for her hard work.

  • This investment is quite cannie and should pay off.

  • They sold the collection for a cannie sum that surprised everyone at the auction.

  • The project required a cannie amount of time and effort to complete successfully.

  • She received a cannie bonus at the end of theyear for her hard work.

Synonyms

considerable
vscannie
305 4.6

Large in size or amount

indicates a lesser, fairly large amount rather than a very large one
sizable
vscannie
  • US
64 3.7

Quite large in size or amount

means a similar amount but emphasizes a greater size or degree
tidy
vscannie
14 3.7

A fairly large amount, often of money

means the same but is more neutral or formal in tone

Antonyms

small
∞ 1.0

Not large in size or amount

insignificant
104 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

How Considerable

substantial
394 5.0
cannie
  • Literature
9.9
moderate
415 3.3
small
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

cannie positive

Morphology

cannie = canny (transparent) = canny + ie

The '-ie' ending is a dialectal/colloquial orthographic variant of '-y' and does not change the base meaning.

Etymology

In northern English speech cannie also grew to mean a 'fairly large' or 'considerable' amount. A helpful way to remember this is to think of 'a cannie sum' as a 'good, noticeable' amount that stands out.