noun
- insincere talk, especially about moral or religious matters
- the special language or jargon of a particular group
verb
- to lean or tilt at an angle
- to speak insincerely about moral or religious matters
Examples
- The politician’s speech was full of cant about helping the poor.
- Thieves developed their own cant to communicate secretly.
- The ship began to cant dangerously in the storm.
- He would cant about virtue while cheating his customers.
- Medical cant can be difficult for patients to understand.
- The old fence posts cant toward the east.
- She grew tired of his religious cant.