canty

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Definition of canty in English English dictionary

lively; cheerful; merry; brisk

My mother lived till eighty, a canty dame to the last. — Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, 1847.

{s} lively, cheerful

lively and brisk

Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry

Hyphenation

can·ty

Turkish pronunciation

känti

Pronunciation

/ˈkantē/ /ˈkæntiː/

Etymology

[ 'kan-tE ] (adjective.) 1720. 1cant.