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canty¹

Rhymes with -ænti

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dutch kantig (“sharp, nice, fine, edgy”).

adjective cantier · cantiest

  1. lively; cheerful; merry; brisk Oft have ye heard my canty strains; But now, what else for me remains But tales of woe

Canty²

Where it comes from

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”), from cáinteach (“satirical”).

proper noun Cantys

  1. A surname from Irish.

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"canty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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canty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/canty

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"canty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/canty.

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@misc{canty_2026,
  title = {canty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}