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Word entry · 4 letters

cant

Best crossword clue

"Insincere jargon"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /kænt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acntStarts with CEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2A3N4T

Definitions

  1. Insincere talk, specialized jargon, or a tilt.

Word origin

From Latin cantō, probably via Old Northern French canter (“sing, tell”). Doublet of chant.

Used in a sentence

  • He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger.
  • He is too well grounded for all your philoſophical Cant to hurt.
  • Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world,—though the cant of hypocrites may be the worſt,—the cant of criticiſm is the moſt tormenting!

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Insincere jargon4 letters
02Tilt to one side4 letters

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