Anagram Solver

Definitions for Canting

[1] affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous: a canting social reformer.
[2] insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
[3] the private language of the underworld.
[4] the phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party, profession, etc.: the cant of the fashion industry.
[5] whining or singsong speech, especially of beggars.
[6] to talk hypocritically.
[7] to speak in the whining or singsong tone of a beggar; beg.
[8] a salient angle.
[9] a sudden movement that tilts or overturns a thing.
[10] a slanting or tilted position.
[11] an oblique line or surface, as one formed by cutting off the corner of a square of cube.
[12] an oblique or slanting face of anything.
[13] Civil Engineering . bank1(def 6) .
[14] a sudden pitch or toss.
[15] Also called flitch. a partly trimmed log.
[16] oblique or slanting.
[17] to bevel; form an oblique surface upon.
[18] to put in an oblique position; tilt; tip.
[19] to throw with a sudden jerk.
[20] to take or have an inclined position; tilt; turn.
[21] insincere talk, esp concerning religion or morals; pious platitudes
[22] stock phrases that have become meaningless through repetition
[23] specialized vocabulary of a particular group, such as thieves, journalists, or lawyers; jargon
[24] singsong whining speech, as used by beggars
[25] (intr) to speak in or use cant
[26] inclination from a vertical or horizontal plane; slope; slant
[27] a sudden movement that tilts or turns something
[28] the angle or tilt thus caused
[29] a corner or outer angle, esp of a building
[30] an oblique or slanting surface, edge, or line
[31] to tip, tilt, or overturn, esp with a sudden jerk
[32] to set in an oblique position
[33] another word for bevel (def. 1)
[34] oblique; slanting
[35] having flat surfaces and without curves
[36] Scot and Northern English dialect lusty; merry; hearty

Words related to Canting

dishonest, insincere, self-righteous, two-faced

Words nearby Canting

cantilever foundation, cantillate, cantillation, cantillon, cantina, canting, canting arms, cantle, cantling, canto, canto fermo

Origin of Canting

21325–75; Middle English: side, border < Anglo-French cant, Old French chant < a Romance base *cantu(m ) with the related senses “rim, border” and “angle corner,” probably < Celtic; compare Latin cant(h)us iron tire (< Celtic), Welsh cant periphery, rim, felloe; probably not akin to Greek kanthós corner of the eye; cf. canteen, cantle, canton

Words that may be confused with Canting

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, cantcant, can't, Kant, cant, jargon1, slang1

Other words from Canting

cant·ing·ly , adverb
cant·ic , adjective

Word origin for Canting

C14: related to Low German kant bold, merry

Synonyms for Canting

dishonest, insincere, self-righteous, two-faced