Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Canty /kăn'-tē/ · Can·ty · IPA /kˈæntiː/ 01 a. Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry. 1. Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry.[Scot. & Prov. Eng.] “Contented with little, and canty with mair.” — Burns.