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Cant

/kænt/

An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

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📖 Definitions of "Cant"

noun

1
An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
"He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger."
2
A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
3
A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
4
Empty, hypocritical talk.
"People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant."

verb

1
To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
2
To speak in set phrases.
3
To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
4
Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cant"

17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
vernacularnoun	The language of a people or a national language.
pitchnoun	A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
tiltnoun	(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
inclined	Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
banknoun	(countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
jargonnoun	(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
slangnoun	Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
buzzwordnoun	(sometimes derogatory) A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
beveled	Having a bevel, especially at an edge
cant oververb	heel over
pious platitudenoun	insincere talk about religion or morals
camfer	—
argotnoun	The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
bevelnoun	An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
cambernoun	A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
lingonoun	(informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
patoisnoun	(Jamaica) Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language based primarily on English and African languages but also having influences from Spanish, Portuguese, and Hindi.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cant"

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Word	Definition
jargonnoun	(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
slangnoun	Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
buzzwordnoun	(sometimes derogatory) A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
lingonoun	(informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
vernacularnoun	The language of a people or a national language.
argotnoun	The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
banknoun	(countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
inclined	Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
slantnoun	A slope; an incline, inclination.
tiltnoun	A slope or inclination.
beveled	Having a bevel, especially at an edge
bevelnoun	An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
cambernoun	A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
patoisnoun	(Jamaica) Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language based primarily on English and African languages but also having influences from Spanish, Portuguese, and Hindi.
pitchnoun	A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
camfernoun	—
cant oververb	heel over
pious platitudenoun	insincere talk about religion or morals
methodistical	Synonym of methodistic.
slopenoun	An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.