Antonyms for slant


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : slant, slahnt
Phonetic Transcription : slænt, slɑnt


Definition of slant

Origin :
  • 1520s, "to strike obliquely" (against something), alteration of slenten "slip sideways" (c.1300), perhaps via a Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish slinta "to slip," Norwegian slenta "to fall on one side"), from Proto-Germanic *slintanan. Intransitive sense of "to slope, to lie obliquely" is first recorded 1690s; transitive sense of "to give a sloping direction to" is from 1805. Related: Slanted; slanting. As an adverb from late 15c.; as an adjective from 1610s. Slant rhyme attested from 1944.
  • noun angle, slope
  • noun particular opinion
  • verb angle off, slope
  • verb change to suit; distort
Example sentences :
  • A puff of wind and a slant of rain, as I've been saying to my gel here.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • A bluebottle buzzed about the ceiling; a slant of sunlight crossed the floor.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • The slant of the moonlight had died off the floor, and all was dark.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • "Just a slant of rain maybe, and a puff of wind," said Csar.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Put a pencil in it, letting the pencil rest at a slant from left to right.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • Far away a slant of light between the trees closed the view.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • With a slant of the eye, that said and suppressed many things, Emma had gone.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • The slant rays of the sun struck them and turned them mother-of-pearl.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • The moon had peeped out and was flinging a slant of light over the water.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
  • And it wasn't until after dinner that I got a slant on this remark of hers.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford

Synonyms for slant

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