canty
1
9.9
Cheerful and full of quick energy
- adjective
- Literature
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alegre
- The children were canty as they played in the bright sunshine.
Examples
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She always has a canty smile that brightens everyone's day.
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After a canty meal, they felt energized and ready for the adventure.
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I believe that there is like with the canty lands and the shoots and batters.
Synonyms
lively
vscanty
109
1.3
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
is more brisk in manner and mainly used in regional dialects
perky
vscanty
46
4.1
Cheerful and full of energy
is more about brisk regional cheerfulness than a confident bright manner
4
3.1
Feeling happy and full of energy
is more about brisk regional cheerfulness than overt visible happiness
1
8.1
Happy and full of energy
is brisk and regionally used rather than focused only on friendly mood
8.1
Being full of energy and cheerful
is more dialectal and brisk rather than merely informal in everyday speech
Antonyms
How Cheerful
Surface Forms
canty positive
Etymology
Canty comes from Scots, where it means 'cheerful' or 'lively'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of chant, which means 'to sing', because someone who is canty seems ready to sing and move, so canty today means bright, lively, and brisk.