Canary word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "canary" word

[noun] any of several small Old World finches
[noun] a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
[noun] (informal) a female singer
[noun] someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
[adjective] having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow

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\Ca*na"ry\, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. 2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone. {Canary grass}, a grass of the genus {Phalaris} ({P. Canariensis}), producing the seed used as food for canary birds. {Canary stone} (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird. {Canary wood}, the beautiful wood of the trees {Persea Indica} and {P. Canariensis}, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands. {Canary vine}. See {Canary bird flower}, under {Canary bird}.
\Ca*na"ry\, n.; pl. {Canaries}. 1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. ``A cup of canary.'' --Shak. 2. A canary bird. 3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird. 4. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.] Make you dance canary With sprightly fire and motion. --Shak.
\Ca*na"ry\, v. i. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. [Obs.] But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet. --Shak.

Synonyms for canary

canary bird, canary yellow, canary-yellow, chromatic, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stoolie, stoolpigeon

Related terms: baritenor, baritone, buff-yellow, bulbul, cantor, diva, ecru, flaxen, gold-colored, luteolous, lutescent, nark, ochery, or, primrose, rock-and-roll singer, saffron-colored, soprano, squealer, stool pigeon, tenor, warbler

The fun area, different aproach to word »canary«

Let's analyse "canary" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YRANAC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. .- -. .- .-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: canary: 1 + 1 = 2, reduced: 2 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: canary: 3 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 7 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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