canny vs knowing

canny

adj
  • Knowing, shrewd, astute. 

  • Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can. 

  • Frugal, thrifty. 

  • Friendly, pleasant, fair, agreeable; (sometimes) funny. 

  • Gentle, quiet, steady. 

  • Careful, prudent, cautious. 

adv
  • Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully. 

  • Very, considerably; quite, rather. 

knowing

adj
  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

How often have the words canny and knowing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )