Canny — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Canny (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment

   "a canny card player, good at psyching out his opponents"

   similar: astute, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hard-boiled, hardheaded, heady, knowing, savvy, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd, smart
   related: artful, cagey, crafty, cunning, devious, dodgy (chiefly British), foxy, guileful, pawky (chiefly British), slick, sly, subtle, tricky, wily, discerning, insightful, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, sagacious, sage, sapient, wise, experienced, veteran, discriminating, discriminative, agile, alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted, apt, ingenious, resourceful, calculating, scheming
   opposite: unknowing
   near: artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive, exploitable, gullible, unperceptive, unwise, dense, dull, obtuse, airheaded, birdbrained, brain-dead, brainless, dim-witted, dopey, dumb, empty-headed, feebleminded, gormless (chiefly British), half-witted, knuckleheaded, lamebrain, lunkheaded, simple, slow, slow-witted, softheaded, stupid, thickheaded, thick-witted, unintelligent, weak-minded, foolish, idiotic, imbecile, moronic, silly, thoughtless, witless, ignorant, uninformed

2. enjoying physical comfort

   "warm and canny under the woolen bedcovers, we didn't mind the chilly Scottish nights"

   similar: comfortable, comfy, cozy, relaxed, snug, at ease, at home
   related: toasty, warm, content, contented, pleased, satisfied, easeful, peaceful, resting, easygoing, laid-back, undisturbed, unperturbed, untroubled
   opposite: uncomfortable
   near: discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, agitated, disturbed, perturbed, troubled