canty C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkænti/ UK /ˈkænti/ See IPA manual Freq #73373 Meanings 1 adj lively; cheerful; merry; brisk She remained canty and cheerful well into old age. Etymology Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”), from cáinteach (“satirical”). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # canty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkænti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkænti/ **Frequency rank:** 73373 ## Meanings 1. lively; cheerful; merry; brisk ## Examples - She remained canty and cheerful well into old age. ## Etymology Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”), from cáinteach (“satirical”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown