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canniness

canniness noun: the state or quality of being canny.

Noun

canniness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being canny.

Origin of canniness

From canny + -ness.

Questions about canniness

What does canniness mean?
Canniness means the state or quality of being canny.
What part of speech is canniness?
Canniness is a noun.

Words near canniness in the dictionary

  1. Canniffs
  2. canniflavone
  3. cannikin
  4. cannikins
  5. cannily
  6. canniness
  7. canning
  8. canning it
  9. Canning Town
  10. cannings
  11. Cannington

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