Synonyms for canting
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kan-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn tɪŋ |
Définition of canting
Origin :- "insincere talk," 1709, earlier it was slang for "whining of beggars" (1640s), from the verb in this sense (1560s), from Old North French canter (Old French chanter) "to sing, chant," from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere "to sing" (see chant (v.)). Sense in English developed after 1680 to mean the jargon of criminals and vagabonds, thence applied contemptuously by any sect or school to the phraseology of its rival.
- ... Slang is universal, whilst Cant is restricted in usage to certain classes of the community: thieves, vagrom men, and -- well, their associates. ... Slang boasts a quasi-respectability denied to Cant, though Cant is frequently more enduring, its use continuing without variation of meaning for many generations. [John S. Farmer, Forewords to "Musa Pedestris," 1896]
- adj hypocritical
- He threw the helmet with a clatter on to the table as if it had been the knave's canting head.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- His tongue is very voluble, which, with canting, proves him a linguist.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- The sanctity of human life is the canting cry of the falsely sentimental.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- To bed with you, you canting hypocrite; your wound makes you light-headed.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- The uncle was a damn rebellious, canting, planting Scotchman.
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
- She stretched her little figure, canting her head still more.
- Extract from : « The Island Pharisees » by John Galsworthy
- Some canting hypocrites are whining for us to civilize the Indians.
- Extract from : « A Virginia Scout » by Hugh Pendexter
- This bride was a canting hypocrite of sixty-three, covetous, and a termagant.
- Extract from : « The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck » by Baron Trenck
- Canting crew, impostors who go about preaching, methodists, &c.
- Extract from : « Sinks of London Laid Open » by Unknown
- She had heard so much of the canting philosophy of the grapeless fox.
- Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
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