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- [kan doo]
- /kæn du/
- /kæn duː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kan doo]
- /kæn du/
Definitions of can-do word
- adjective can-do If you say that someone has a can-do attitude, you approve of them because they are confident and willing to deal with problems or new tasks, rather than complaining or giving up. 3
- adjective can-do confident and resourceful in the face of challenges 3
- adjective can-do characterized by enthusiasm and confidence in taking on tasks or challenges 3
- adjective can-do marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive. 1
- noun can-do the quality of being efficient and enthusiastic. 1
- adjective can-do (Informal) confident and willing to get a job done. 0
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Origin of can-do
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Can-do
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
can-do popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for can-do
adj can-do
- resilient — springing back; rebounding.
- flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- malleable — capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
- versatile — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
Antonyms for can-do
adj can-do
- rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- nonconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.