cannie
- adjective
- /ˈkæni/
- Literature
- Her cannie smile put the nervous guests at ease.
Examples
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The old inn had a cannie feel, making everyone feel at home.
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We spent a cannie afternoon walking through the peaceful countryside.
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She has a cannie smile that lights up the room.
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That was a cannie gesture from him.
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The old inn had a cannie feel, making everyone feel at home.
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Her cannie smile put the nervous guests at ease.
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We spent a cannie afternoon walking through the peaceful countryside.
Synonyms
Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like
Friendly and pleasant in a way people like
Pleasant and charming in a simple, innocent way
Pleasant to look at in a simple, natural way
Kind and gentle toward others
Antonyms
How Pleasant
Surface Forms
Morphology
cannie = canny (transparent) = canny + ie
The '-ie' ending here is a colloquial/dialectal spelling variant; the pleasant/agreeable sense follows directly from 'canny'.
Etymology
Another Scottish use of cannie came to mean 'pleasant' or 'agreeable', like something gentle and nice. This links back to the idea of being 'safe' and 'well' from cunnan, so a cannie place or smile feels comfortable and charming.