Definition of canny in English:

canny

adjectivecanniest, cannierˈkaniˈkæni

1Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.
（尤指在钱财或生意上）精明的
canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal
精明的投资者如果认为受到不公正待遇，他们会转换银行。
Example sentencesExamples
- Scotland has a reputation for canny money management, and frequently outsmarts London's high-flyers.
- We like to think that we are a bit more canny about what we buy.
- These guys were clever, canny combatants, and they had good media advisors!
- The wealth brought by his marriage and his canny eye for business between them enabled him to amass a substantial fortune.
- It was a brave gamble, a bid for power, by an ambitious, clever and canny politician who saw his career facing a premature end.
- He is courteous, good-humoured, shrewd, canny and from a humble background in Edinburgh.
- Tax can eat into your returns so canny investors make us of the available tax breaks.
- Both were meticulous artists and canny businessmen, adept at anticipating audience trends.
- Cullen is a cautious and canny politician and it is unlikely that he was on a complete solo run with his comments.
- The canny acumen of business donors leads to inevitable speculation about the tax breaks linked to such donations.
- The 33-year-old Scot is a canny businessmen who always has an eye out for a good investment.
- But obviously his canny father has a better plan-and it has nothing to do with love, romance, happiness.
- Beevor seems too intelligent and canny a writer to be taken in by Sudoplatov.
- Born performer: funny, canny and sharp, Paula Sage is a natural who made her name starring with Kevin McKidd in Afterlife.
- There is already evidence to suggest that some canny investors are hoarding such properties, which they plan to sell on in years to come.
- In the main, newspaper photographers are very canny with their money, and he was no exception.
- The canny investor knows that equities can deliver a fortune, the trick is to buy the right stocks at the right time and wait patiently.
- On the other hand, soldiers were generally a canny lot and chose intelligently.
- Other bonds have been caught up in the gloom in recent months, and this may create selective buying opportunities for the canny investor.
- The canny businessman, who was renowned for his own hard work, knew the percentage deal would be a powerful incentive for employees.
Synonyms
shrewd, astute, sharp, sharp-witted, discerning, acute, penetrating, discriminating, perceptive, perspicacious, clever, intelligent, wise, sagacious, sensible, judicious, circumspect, careful, prudent, cautious
cunning, crafty, wily, artful, calculating
informal on the ball, smart, savvy
British informal suss, sussed
Scottish &amp Northern English informal pawky
North American informal heads-up, as sharp as a tack, whip-smart
rare long-headed, sapient, argute
2Northern English Scottish Pleasant; nice.
〈北英格兰，苏格兰〉令人愉快的；美好的
she's a canny lass
她是个好女孩。
Synonyms
friendly, agreeable, amiable, affable, nice, genial, likeable, amicable, lovely, good-humoured, personable, congenial, hospitable, approachable, good-natured, companionable

Derivatives

cannily

adverbˈkanɪliˈkænəli

But as boss of Securitas for 13 years, he has cannily plotted the group's growth by acquisition, first across Europe, then through America, doing things his own idiosyncratic way.
Example sentencesExamples
- Like any traveling circus, she converts the sidewalk into a stage, cannily positioning herself for maximum visibility within a sea of pedestrians.
- Eyeing the city's economic future, the Giuliani administration cannily looked to transform the Far West Side into Gotham's next major business district and shortly before leaving office came up with a master plan for how to do it.
- He was hauled in to co-present the CBS TV coverage of the Apollo 11, 12 and 15 missions - but he'd cannily already prepared a suitable bolthole.
- As Richard Schickel cannily wrote: ‘He does not exhibit the born actor's relish at playing a heel.’

canniness

nounˈkanɪnəsˈkæninəs

A combination of canniness and single-minded determination is, he believes, a key to the Hawick psyche.
Example sentencesExamples
- Now she oversaw the poet's legacy with canniness and care.
- At the same time, the political invulnerability of the Liberal party has, rightly or wrongly, almost universally been attributed to the political canniness of ‘Teflon John’.
- Modern hospital managers will envy the canniness of their counterparts from the 19th century.
- One reason for our immense success is the canniness of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service that only allowed highly educated Indians into the country.

Origin

Late 16th century (originally Scots): from can¹ (in the obsolete sense 'know') + -y¹.

uncanny from late 16th century:
The Scots originally used uncanny, just as they did its positive equivalent canny, ‘shrewd, cautious’, ‘clever’ or ‘nice, pleasant’. Uncanny has always had overtones of the occult, and originally implied ‘malignant or malicious’, but during the 19th century the word left Scotland to develop its usual modern meaning ‘mysterious, weird, strange’.

Rhymes

Annie, ca'canny, cranny, Danny, granny, nanny, tranny

Definition of canny in US English:

canny

adjectiveˈkæniˈkanē

1Having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters.
（尤指在钱财或生意上）精明的
canny shoppers came early for a bargain
Example sentencesExamples
- The canny investor knows that equities can deliver a fortune, the trick is to buy the right stocks at the right time and wait patiently.
- In the main, newspaper photographers are very canny with their money, and he was no exception.
- Other bonds have been caught up in the gloom in recent months, and this may create selective buying opportunities for the canny investor.
- Tax can eat into your returns so canny investors make us of the available tax breaks.
- Beevor seems too intelligent and canny a writer to be taken in by Sudoplatov.
- Both were meticulous artists and canny businessmen, adept at anticipating audience trends.
- Scotland has a reputation for canny money management, and frequently outsmarts London's high-flyers.
- There is already evidence to suggest that some canny investors are hoarding such properties, which they plan to sell on in years to come.
- On the other hand, soldiers were generally a canny lot and chose intelligently.
- The wealth brought by his marriage and his canny eye for business between them enabled him to amass a substantial fortune.
- It was a brave gamble, a bid for power, by an ambitious, clever and canny politician who saw his career facing a premature end.
- Born performer: funny, canny and sharp, Paula Sage is a natural who made her name starring with Kevin McKidd in Afterlife.
- Cullen is a cautious and canny politician and it is unlikely that he was on a complete solo run with his comments.
- We like to think that we are a bit more canny about what we buy.
- These guys were clever, canny combatants, and they had good media advisors!
- He is courteous, good-humoured, shrewd, canny and from a humble background in Edinburgh.
- The canny acumen of business donors leads to inevitable speculation about the tax breaks linked to such donations.
- The 33-year-old Scot is a canny businessmen who always has an eye out for a good investment.
- The canny businessman, who was renowned for his own hard work, knew the percentage deal would be a powerful incentive for employees.
- But obviously his canny father has a better plan-and it has nothing to do with love, romance, happiness.
Synonyms
shrewd, astute, sharp, sharp-witted, discerning, acute, penetrating, discriminating, perceptive, perspicacious, clever, intelligent, wise, sagacious, sensible, judicious, circumspect, careful, prudent, cautious
2Scottish Northern English Pleasant; nice.
〈北英格兰，苏格兰〉令人愉快的；美好的
she's a canny lass
她是个好女孩。
Synonyms
friendly, agreeable, amiable, affable, nice, genial, likeable, amicable, lovely, good-humoured, personable, congenial, hospitable, approachable, good-natured, companionable

Origin

Late 16th century (originally Scots): from can (in the obsolete sense ‘know’) + -y.

词汇	canny
释义	Definition of canny in English: canny adjectivecanniest, cannierˈkaniˈkæni 1Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters. （尤指在钱财或生意上）精明的 canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal 精明的投资者如果认为受到不公正待遇，他们会转换银行。 Example sentencesExamples Scotland has a reputation for canny money management, and frequently outsmarts London's high-flyers. We like to think that we are a bit more canny about what we buy. These guys were clever, canny combatants, and they had good media advisors! The wealth brought by his marriage and his canny eye for business between them enabled him to amass a substantial fortune. It was a brave gamble, a bid for power, by an ambitious, clever and canny politician who saw his career facing a premature end. He is courteous, good-humoured, shrewd, canny and from a humble background in Edinburgh. Tax can eat into your returns so canny investors make us of the available tax breaks. Both were meticulous artists and canny businessmen, adept at anticipating audience trends. Cullen is a cautious and canny politician and it is unlikely that he was on a complete solo run with his comments. The canny acumen of business donors leads to inevitable speculation about the tax breaks linked to such donations. The 33-year-old Scot is a canny businessmen who always has an eye out for a good investment. But obviously his canny father has a better plan-and it has nothing to do with love, romance, happiness. Beevor seems too intelligent and canny a writer to be taken in by Sudoplatov. Born performer: funny, canny and sharp, Paula Sage is a natural who made her name starring with Kevin McKidd in Afterlife. There is already evidence to suggest that some canny investors are hoarding such properties, which they plan to sell on in years to come. In the main, newspaper photographers are very canny with their money, and he was no exception. The canny investor knows that equities can deliver a fortune, the trick is to buy the right stocks at the right time and wait patiently. On the other hand, soldiers were generally a canny lot and chose intelligently. Other bonds have been caught up in the gloom in recent months, and this may create selective buying opportunities for the canny investor. The canny businessman, who was renowned for his own hard work, knew the percentage deal would be a powerful incentive for employees. Synonyms shrewd, astute, sharp, sharp-witted, discerning, acute, penetrating, discriminating, perceptive, perspicacious, clever, intelligent, wise, sagacious, sensible, judicious, circumspect, careful, prudent, cautious cunning, crafty, wily, artful, calculating informal on the ball, smart, savvy British informal suss, sussed Scottish &amp Northern English informal pawky North American informal heads-up, as sharp as a tack, whip-smart rare long-headed, sapient, argute 2Northern English Scottish Pleasant; nice. 〈北英格兰，苏格兰〉令人愉快的；美好的 she's a canny lass 她是个好女孩。 Synonyms friendly, agreeable, amiable, affable, nice, genial, likeable, amicable, lovely, good-humoured, personable, congenial, hospitable, approachable, good-natured, companionable Derivatives cannily adverbˈkanɪliˈkænəli But as boss of Securitas for 13 years, he has cannily plotted the group's growth by acquisition, first across Europe, then through America, doing things his own idiosyncratic way. Example sentencesExamples Like any traveling circus, she converts the sidewalk into a stage, cannily positioning herself for maximum visibility within a sea of pedestrians. Eyeing the city's economic future, the Giuliani administration cannily looked to transform the Far West Side into Gotham's next major business district and shortly before leaving office came up with a master plan for how to do it. He was hauled in to co-present the CBS TV coverage of the Apollo 11, 12 and 15 missions - but he'd cannily already prepared a suitable bolthole. As Richard Schickel cannily wrote: ‘He does not exhibit the born actor's relish at playing a heel.’ canniness nounˈkanɪnəsˈkæninəs A combination of canniness and single-minded determination is, he believes, a key to the Hawick psyche. Example sentencesExamples Now she oversaw the poet's legacy with canniness and care. At the same time, the political invulnerability of the Liberal party has, rightly or wrongly, almost universally been attributed to the political canniness of ‘Teflon John’. Modern hospital managers will envy the canniness of their counterparts from the 19th century. One reason for our immense success is the canniness of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service that only allowed highly educated Indians into the country. Origin Late 16th century (originally Scots): from can¹ (in the obsolete sense 'know') + -y¹. uncanny from late 16th century: The Scots originally used uncanny, just as they did its positive equivalent canny, ‘shrewd, cautious’, ‘clever’ or ‘nice, pleasant’. Uncanny has always had overtones of the occult, and originally implied ‘malignant or malicious’, but during the 19th century the word left Scotland to develop its usual modern meaning ‘mysterious, weird, strange’. Rhymes Annie, ca'canny, cranny, Danny, granny, nanny, tranny Definition of canny in US English: canny adjectiveˈkæniˈkanē 1Having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters. （尤指在钱财或生意上）精明的 canny shoppers came early for a bargain Example sentencesExamples The canny investor knows that equities can deliver a fortune, the trick is to buy the right stocks at the right time and wait patiently. In the main, newspaper photographers are very canny with their money, and he was no exception. Other bonds have been caught up in the gloom in recent months, and this may create selective buying opportunities for the canny investor. Tax can eat into your returns so canny investors make us of the available tax breaks. Beevor seems too intelligent and canny a writer to be taken in by Sudoplatov. Both were meticulous artists and canny businessmen, adept at anticipating audience trends. Scotland has a reputation for canny money management, and frequently outsmarts London's high-flyers. There is already evidence to suggest that some canny investors are hoarding such properties, which they plan to sell on in years to come. On the other hand, soldiers were generally a canny lot and chose intelligently. The wealth brought by his marriage and his canny eye for business between them enabled him to amass a substantial fortune. It was a brave gamble, a bid for power, by an ambitious, clever and canny politician who saw his career facing a premature end. Born performer: funny, canny and sharp, Paula Sage is a natural who made her name starring with Kevin McKidd in Afterlife. Cullen is a cautious and canny politician and it is unlikely that he was on a complete solo run with his comments. We like to think that we are a bit more canny about what we buy. These guys were clever, canny combatants, and they had good media advisors! He is courteous, good-humoured, shrewd, canny and from a humble background in Edinburgh. The canny acumen of business donors leads to inevitable speculation about the tax breaks linked to such donations. The 33-year-old Scot is a canny businessmen who always has an eye out for a good investment. The canny businessman, who was renowned for his own hard work, knew the percentage deal would be a powerful incentive for employees. But obviously his canny father has a better plan-and it has nothing to do with love, romance, happiness. Synonyms shrewd, astute, sharp, sharp-witted, discerning, acute, penetrating, discriminating, perceptive, perspicacious, clever, intelligent, wise, sagacious, sensible, judicious, circumspect, careful, prudent, cautious 2Scottish Northern English Pleasant; nice. 〈北英格兰，苏格兰〉令人愉快的；美好的 she's a canny lass 她是个好女孩。 Synonyms friendly, agreeable, amiable, affable, nice, genial, likeable, amicable, lovely, good-humoured, personable, congenial, hospitable, approachable, good-natured, companionable Origin Late 16th century (originally Scots): from can (in the obsolete sense ‘know’) + -y.
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