canted

cant

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kant]
- /kænt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kant]
- /kænt/

Definitions of canted word

noun canted a salient angle. 1
noun canted a sudden movement that tilts or overturns a thing. 1
noun canted a slanting or tilted position. 1
noun canted an oblique line or surface, as one formed by cutting off the corner of a square of cube. 1
noun canted an oblique or slanting face of anything. 1
noun canted Civil Engineering. bank1 (def 6). 1

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Origin of canted

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 Canted

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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canted 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.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

canted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for canted

adjective canted

squint — to look with the eyes partly closed.
cockeyed — If you say that an idea or scheme is cockeyed, you mean that you think it is very unlikely to succeed.
askant — askance
cam — a slider or roller attached to a rotating shaft to give a particular type of reciprocating motion to a part in contact with its profile
strabismic — a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.

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Antonyms for canted

verb canted

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