English-Thai Dictionary

canny

ADJ ฉลาด หลักแหลม  มี ไหวพริบดี  clever shrewd skillful cha-lad-lak-laem

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CANNY; CANNEI

Can "ny, Can "nei, a. Etym: [Cf. Icel. kenn skilled, learned, or E.canny. Cf. Kenn.] [North of Eng. & Scot. ]

 

1. Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary.

 

2. Skillful; knowing; capable. Sir W. Scott.

 

3. Cautious; prudent; safe. . Ramsay.

 

4. Having pleasing of useful qualities; gentle. Burns.

 

5. Reputed to have magical powers. Sir W. Scott. No canny, not safe, not fortunate; unpropitious. [Scot. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

canny

can ny |ˈkanē ˈkæni | ▶adjective ( cannier, canniest ) 1 having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, esp. in money or business matters: canny shoppers came early for a bargain. 2 Scottish & N. English pleasant; nice: she's a canny lass. DERIVATIVES can ni ly |ˈkanl-ē |adverb, can ni ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally Scots ): from can 1 (in the obsolete sense ‘know ’) + -y 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

canny

canny |ˈkani | ▶adjective ( cannier, canniest ) 1 having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters: canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal. 2 N. English & Scottish pleasant; nice: she's a canny lass. DERIVATIVES cannily adverb, canniness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally Scots ): from can 1 (in the obsolete sense ‘know ’) + -y 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

canny

canny adjective canny investors: shrewd, astute, smart, sharp, sharp-witted, discerning, penetrating, discriminating, perceptive, perspicacious, wise, worldly-wise, sagacious; cunning, crafty, wily, as sharp as a tack, savvy; dated long-headed. ANTONYMS foolish.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

canny

canny adjective canny investors: 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; Brit. informal suss, sussed; Scottish & N. English informal pawky; N. Amer. informal heads-up, as sharp as a tack; rare long-headed, sapient, argute. ANTONYMS foolish, reckless.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

canny

can ny /kǽni /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 (商売や金銭面で )利己的な, ずるがしこい 〈人 〉(shrewd ).2 (金づかいが )慎重な, 倹約的な .3 ｟スコット ほめて ｠すてきな, よい, 素晴らしい .