Definition
The quality or state of being canting; hypocritical or sanctimonious talk or behavior.
Etymology
From canting (present participle of cant, meaning to speak hypocritically) plus the suffix -ness, which forms nouns denoting a state or quality. The word emerged in English during the 17th century as cant gained its meaning of insincere religious language.
Kelly Says
Cantiness perfectly captures what Victorians called 'humbug'—that unbearable quality of people who talk about their morals while secretly doing the opposite. It's like linguistic armor for calling out phoniness without being rude.
Translations
ARالعربية
تحدث كثيراً
ta-ḥa-d-da ka-thī-ran
CSČeština
kecalost
ˈkɛːcaːlost
DEDeutsch
Gerede
ge-ˈʁeːdə
ELΕλληνικά
γαστριμαργία
ɣas-tri-mar-ˈʝia
ESEspañol
chismorreo
chi-sɔr-ˈrɛo
FISuomi
kiertely
ˈkjerːtɛly
FRFrançais
bavarderie
ba-var-dɛ-ʁi
HEעברית
בדיחות
bə-di-ḥo-tɪm
HIहिन्दी
बातें करना
baaten karna
HUMagyar
beszélgetős
bɛˈsɛlɡɛtős
IDBahasa Indonesia
banyak bicara
ba-nyak bi-ca-ra
ITItaliano
chiacchiericcio
kja-tʃi-e-ri-tʃi-o
JA日本語
しゃべり好き
sha-be-ri-su-ki
KO한국어
떠들썩함
t-te-deul-sseok-ham
MSBahasa Melayu
bercakap banyak
ber-ca-kap ban-yak
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
p-jɔ-kya
NLNederlands
gebabbel
gɛˈbɑbəl
PLPolski
gadatliwość
ɡa-ˈdat-liv-vɔɕ
PTPortuguês
falatório
fa-la-ˈtɔɾiu
RORomână
vorbăreț
vor-ˈbə-rɛt͡s
RUРусский
болтовня
bol-tov-nya
SVSvenska
knäppsnack
knap-snack
SWKiswahili
kuzungumza sana
ku-zun-gum-za sa-na
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லக்கூடாது
so-l-la-koo-da-thu
TLTL
marami pang usapan
ma-ra-mi pang u-sa-pan
TRTürkçe
sıkıntı
si-kˈıntı
UKУкраїнська
болтовня
bol-tov-nya
URاردو
بات چیت
ba-t che-it
VITiếng Việt
lắm chuyện
lam-tʃe-n