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Definition of Canny

Canny
Canny Can"ny, Cannei Can"nei, a. [Cf. Icel. kenn skilled, learned, or E. canny. Cf. Kenn.] [North of Eng. & Scot.] 1. Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary. 2. Skillful; knowing; capable. --Sir W. Scott. 3. Cautious; prudent; safe.. --Ramsay. 4. Having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle. --Burns. 5. Reputed to have magical powers. --Sir W. Scott. No canny, not safe, not fortunate; unpropitious. [Scot.]

Meaning of Canny from wikipedia

- Look up canny in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Canny is the surname of: John Canny, American computer scientist, namesake of the Canny edge detector...
- developed by John F. Canny in 1986. Canny also produced a com****tional theory of edge detection explaining why the technique works. Canny edge detection is...
- Julia Canny, 1894–1987, was an Irish Sister of the Holy Souls who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Julia Canny was born to a poor farming family...
- John F. Canny (born in 1958) is an Australian computer scientist, and Paul E Jacobs and Stacy Jacobs Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the Computer...
- Lauryn Canny (born 1998) is an Irish actress. On television, she starred as the titular role of the RTÉ One crime drama Amber (2014). Her films include...
- September 2016) was a Malaysian convicted murderer who in 2003 raped and killed Canny Ong, a US-based Malaysian information technology (IT) analyst. The crime...
- Steven Canny is an Executive Producer for BBC Studios Comedy and has written a number of plays. Canny attended Filton High School, Bristol, before going...
- Canny Leung Chi-Shan (Chinese: 梁芷珊; born 29 June 1968) is a Hong Kong songwriter and author. Leung is a graduate of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University...
- usage, such as the nouns bairn ("child") and clarts ("mud"); the adjectives canny ("pleasant") and clag ("sticky"); and the imperative verb phrase howay ("hurry...
- Nicholas Patrick Canny (born 1944) is an Irish historian and academic specializing in early modern Irish history. He has been a lecturer in Irish history...