canniness

C3A1N1N1I1N1E1S1S1

noun

The state or quality of being canny.

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncanniness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being canny.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
acumen

Origin

From canny + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

canniness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canniness

MLA

“canniness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canniness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canniness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canniness.

Source: canniness on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.