1. insincere talk, especially about moral or religious matters
2. the special language or jargon of a particular group

1. to lean or tilt at an angle
2. 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.