Canny

What do we mean by canny?

Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned. adjective

Cautious in spending money; frugal. adjective

Steady, restrained, and gentle. adjective

Snug and quiet. adjective

In a canny manner; cannily; cautiously; gently; slowly.

A term of commendation of various application.

Knowing; cautious; prudent; wary; watchful; cunning; artful; crafty.

Skilled; handy; expert.

Moderate; reasonable. In expense: Frugal; not extravagant

In charges or exactions: Not extortionate.

In conduct: Not severe.

Quiet; easy; soft. Quiet in disposition; gentle; tractable.

Quiet in movement; still; slow.

Snug; comfortable; neat.

Safe; not dangerous; fortunate; lucky.

Good; worthy.

Possessed of supernatural power; skilled in magic.

Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary. adjective

Skillful; knowing; capable. adjective

Careful, prudent, cautious.

Knowing, shrewd, astute.

Frugal, thrifty.

Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with.

Gentle, quiet, steady.

A way of saying "can not" (Particularly Scottish). Urban Dictionary

Normal/ usual- opposite of uncanny Urban Dictionary

North Eastern background. Meaning Quite, or rather. Urban Dictionary

North Eastern English slang for something good or nice. There is no bigger compliment than being called canny. Urban Dictionary

Geordie slang for a really genuine and kind hearted person. Someone who is just all round nice. They always mean well. Urban Dictionary

Shrewd, careful Urban Dictionary

Comes from the world famous Counter-strike Source player - cAnnY, he was so skilled with the AK/M4 & AWP he could one bullet any head from any distance. Comes from the UK underground scene where he's transferring his skills onto new and upcoming players. Urban Dictionary

Geodie way of saying "can not". Urban Dictionary

1. A good, kind-hearted person (often a girl), or to be good and kind-hearted 2. Rather or quite 3. Normal/usual (opposite of uncanny) 4. A variant of cannae, cannee, which is a way of saying "can not" (particularly with a Scottish accent) Urban Dictionary

Another word for cannabis / secret word for it. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to canny:
canny, candy, cranny, nanny, canna, fanny, manny, cunny, danny, carny, ranny, lanny, canty, cany, conny, cann, anny, caney, sanny, janny, panny, hanny, canby, canne, cagny, ganny, canoy, cannt.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word canny:
detector, lad, businesswoman, fiddle, detection, paddy, thy, gradient, tyne, clare, edges, algorithm, edge, diary, hayes, businessman, bit, criteria, operator, verse, newcastle, bbc, technique, allen, comedy, irish, praised, enough, producer, image, pop, intelligence.

Words that rhyme with canny:
uncanny, cranny, nanny, fanny, manny, granny, annie, tranny, yanni, danny, scranny, ranny, cannae, lanny, danae, shanny, sani, branny, pakistani, modigliani, hani, anny, ferranti, nook and cranny, sanny, fannie, strany, crani, mariani, plani, grani, dannie, hanni, franny, manni, mannie, lanni, zanni, panny, ranney, frannie, hanny, janney, vanni, crani-, east pakistani, cranney, nanney, plani-, hanney, manney, nanni, hannie, afghanistan he, an e, ann e, ann he, anne e, anne he, ban he, began he, brani, businessman he, can e, can he, canney, caravan he, chalasani, chan e, clan he, dan he, diianni, falani, fan he, fisherman he, gan he, japan e, japan he, kann nie, kinsman he, lan e, lausanne he, madman he, man he, mann he, mccraney, mchaney, mcnaney, mcrainey, mcraney, modiliani, newspaperman he, pakistan he, pan e, pan he, plan e, plan he, rabbani, ran he, san ni.

Adjectives that are often used to describe canny:
gay, ower, scarce, more, unco, little, picturesque.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective canny:
scot, man, sense, scotchman, politician, eye, way, scots, scotsman, businessman, look, use, woman, eyes, ability, lad, move, men, body, fellow, smile, advice, trader, politicians, lawyer, policy, instinct, shrewdness, understanding, folk, mind, merchants, operator, yorkshire, manager, ways, gentleman, wisdom, investor, knowledge, person, lass, traders, observer, judgment, game, insight, businessmen, lot, observation, merchant, strategy, management, wife, caution, face, leader, reader, ones, choice, editor, investors, race, foresight, yankee, creature, awareness, farmer, bird, scotch, player, moment, father, head, intelligence, northumberland, peasant, manipulation, farmers, fighter, soul, yorkshireman, humor, boy, investments, boys, driver, instincts, strategist, elshie, judge, negotiator, humour, youth, knack, scotsmen.

Consonant match to canny:
canoe, county, canna, keno, coney, conner, coiner, kona, caner, keener, cana, kana, cannae, connie, kano, canner, kenner, connor, conny, kenny, kaner, cano, kono, kenna, khanna, cona, cooney, kinney, kiner, kearny, cooner, kearney, kenai, kerner, konoe, konoye, kanner, kenney, qinghai, kinner, keeney, kanno, kerney, kanai, curnow, keena, kinny, kuehner, keaney, canoy, kinnie, keiner, kiener, kyna, con a, ca na, ca ne, ca new, ca no, cain a, cain he, can a, can e, can he, can her, can i, can know, can no, cane a, cane he, cane now, canney, chi ne, chi no, co ne, co ni, co no, coin a, con e, con he, con her, con no, con o, con who, cone a, cone he, conn ho, conn knew, coyner, cuhney, k no, k now, ka na, ka ni, ka no, kahn a, kahn e, kahn ha, kahn knew, kahn who.

Words that sound like canny:
canny, cani, county, kenny, connie, coney, kony, cana, cami, cammy, cony, canna, cany, kinney, cammie, cooney, conny, kana, kenney, cunny, kone, kini, kani, kinny, khanna, coni, keeney, caney, koni, kanna, cannae, camey, keaney, kanno, canoy, kinnie, kamei, can, candy, cant, cans, canoe, catchy, can't, canned, cranny, commie, cano, kami, kan, cand, cannes, cann, calmy, candie, cannery, cona, kanji, canner, candi, commy, canty, camy, comey, kandy, kand, camie, cagney, cono, caen, canr, cahn, cande, comi, kandi, kann, canby, camma, canaa, cante, can we, cathey, chemi, canne, candee, canu, kanai, kaina, cranney, cantey, canti, kanae, kaino, kanchi, cny, conneaut, conoy, kande, kanarie, canf.