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[ kan-doo ] / ˈkænˈdu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR can-do ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Informal.marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive. nounthe quality of being efficient and enthusiastic. Origin of can-doFirst recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby can-docandlestick, candle-tree, candlewick, candlewood, C & M, can-do, Candolle, Candomblé, candor, candour, can do with Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for can-doWe all know a few Elizabeth Banks—people who cruise through life at a steady clip of can-do energy. Where's Your Willpower?|Casey Schwartz|November 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST Why is our can-do country, tied at inception to the pursuit of happiness, so reliably interested in visions of its own demise? A Great Dystopian Novel|Taylor Antrim|March 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST I argued he should be moved over to a political adviser slot, where his considerable, can-do talents would better serve his boss. Rumbling Over Rahm|Leslie H. Gelb|February 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST On the other end of the phone was my Grandma Rose, a can-do matriarch calling from her home on Avenue U, six blocks away. My Man Crush on JFK, Jr.|Mark Katz|July 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Americans are can-do people who will quickly fix their problems if allowed to do so in a rational context. Stop the Bailout: Four Better Alternatives|Alan Quasha|March 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST A tug, the Gando, immediately re-named the Can-do, brought out our lighters of coal. The Bonadventure|Edmund Blunden
British Dictionary definitions for can-do
adjectiveconfident and resourceful in the face of challengesa can-do attitude Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to can-doresilient, flexible, compliant, malleable, versatile, adjustable, changeable, conformable, convertible, ductile, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, tractable, variable, alterable, moldable, all around, easy-going |