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- [kant]
- /kænt/
- /kænt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kant]
- /kænt/
Definitions of cant word
- noun cant a salient angle. 1
- noun cant a sudden movement that tilts or overturns a thing. 1
- noun cant a slanting or tilted position. 1
- noun cant an oblique line or surface, as one formed by cutting off the corner of a square of cube. 1
- noun cant an oblique or slanting face of anything. 1
- noun cant Civil Engineering. bank1 (def 6). 1
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Origin of cant
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; < Latin base cant- in cantus song, canticus singsong, etc., whence Old English cantere singer, cantic song; see chant
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Parts of speech for Cant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cant
verb cant
- slope — to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
- bevel — a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle
- recline — to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
- angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
noun cant
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- insincerity — the quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity; hypocrisy; deceitfulness.
- humbug — something intended to delude or deceive.
- lip service — insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only: He paid only lip service to the dictator.
- tokenism — the practice or policy of making no more than a token effort or gesture, as in offering opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority.
Antonyms for cant
verb cant
- straighten — make straight
noun cant
- sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- openness — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
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