Definition of
Cant
- (noun, artifact) two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
- (noun, communication) stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
- (noun, communication) insincere talk about religion or morals
- (noun, communication) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- (noun, object) a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
- (verb, motion) heel over
The ceiling is slanting
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Synonyms of Cant
argot, bank, bevel, buzzword, camber, cant over, chamfer, jargon, lingo, patois, pious platitude, pitch, slang, slant, tilt, vernacular
Alternate forms of Cant
Derivations: cant
Hyponyms: cock, rhyming slang, splay, street name
Hypernyms: bunk, edge, hokum, incline, meaninglessness, move, non-standard speech, nonsense, nonsensicality, side, slope, talk, talking
Origin of the word Cant
- "insincere talk," 1709, earlier, slang for "whining of beggars," (1567), from O.N.Fr. canter "to sing, chant" from L. cantare, freq. of canere "to sing" (see chant). Developed after 1680 to mean the jargon of criminals and vagabonds, then applied contemptuously by any sect or school to the phraseology of its rival. more
- "slant," late 14c., Scottish, from O.N.Fr. cant (perhaps via M.L.G. kante or M.Du. kant), from V.L. *canthus, from L. cantus "iron tire of a wheel," possibly from a Celt. word meaning "rim of wheel, edge," from PIE base *kantho- "corner, bend" (cf. Gk. kanthos "corner of the eye"). more
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Words that sound like Cant
c and w, c-note, cacao moth, cachinnate, caimito, camwood, can-do, canaanite, canada, candid, candida, candidate, candied, candy, candyweed, canetti, canid, canidae, canine tooth, canned, cannonade, cantata, canted, canto, canty, canute, casement, cash account, cash in hand, cashew nut, cement, cementite, cent, chained, chandi, channidae, chant, chanted, chantey, chanty, check into, checkmate, chianti, chicken out, ciconiidae, cnut, cocoanut, coconut, cogent, cognate, cohune nut, comate, come in handy, come into, come out, come to
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