canty

• Altes schottisches und nordenglischer Adjektiv, das fröhlich, lebhaft oder angenehm bedeutet.

An old Scottish and Northern English adjective meaning cheerful, lively, or pleasant.

1. Lively and briskC2informalbritish

   Full of energy, cheerfulness, and a quick, lively manner.

   Lebhaft und munter

   • She was in a canty mood, humming a tune as she worked.
   • The old man walked with a canty step despite his age.
   • The children were canty and playful in the garden.

   Synonymeanimatedbriskcheerfulchipperjauntylivelyperkysprightlyvivacious

   Antonymelanguidlethargiclistlesssluggishspiritless