Nimble vs Canny - What's the difference?
nimble | canny |
Quick and light in movement or action.
Quick-witted and alert.
Careful, prudent, cautious.
Knowing, shrewd, astute.
Frugal, thrifty.
(Scotland, Northumbria) Pleasant, fair.
* 1783 , (Robert Burns), "Green Grow the Rashes O", Songs and Ballads
(Northumbria) Very or much.
As adjectives the difference between nimble and canny
is that nimble is quick and light in movement or action while canny is careful, prudent, cautious.nimble
English
Adjective
(er)- He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.
- She has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation.
canny
English
Adjective
(er)- (Ramsay)
- (Sir Walter Scott)
- She's a canny lass hor like!
- But gie me a cannie hour at e'en,
- My arms about my dearie O;
- An' warl'y cares, an' warl'y men,
- Mae a' gae tapsalteerie O!
- That's a canny big horse, man!