Aslant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having an oblique or slanted direction

over or across in a slanting direction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪnaɪnz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐslˈant/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐslˈant/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪnaɪnz/.

Examples

the sun shone aslant into his face

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

obliquely sloping sloped slanting diagonal slanted aslope athwart

Parts of Speech

adjective	having an oblique or slanted direction
adverb	over or across in a slanting direction
adverb	at an oblique angle “the sun shone aslant into his face”

Word Forms

diagonal

noun

a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schräg

eine schräge oder schräge Richtung haben

🇫🇷French

en biais

ayant une direction oblique ou inclinée

🇪🇸Spanish

oblicuamente

tener una dirección oblicua o inclinada

🇮🇹Italian

di traverso

avere una direzione obliqua o inclinata

🇳🇱Dutch

schuin

een schuine of schuine richting hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

oblíquo

tendo uma direção oblíqua ou inclinada

🇷🇺Russian

наискось

имеющий косое или наклонное направление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तिरछे

तिरछी या तिरछी दिशा वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থির

একটি তির্যক বা তির্যক দিক থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

சாய்வு

சாய்ந்த அல்லது சாய்ந்த திசையைக் கொண்டிருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏటవాలుగా

వాలుగా లేదా వాలుగా ఉండే దిశను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उंच

तिरकस किंवा तिरकस दिशा असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊંચુ

ત્રાંસી અથવા ત્રાંસી દિશા હોવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏರಿಳಿತ

ಓರೆಯಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಓರೆಯಾದ ದಿಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്ലൻ്റ്

ചരിഞ്ഞതോ ചരിഞ്ഞതോ ആയ ദിശ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਚਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤਿਰਛੀ ਜਾਂ ਝੁਕੀ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چپکے سے

ایک ترچھا یا ترچھا سمت ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

倾斜

具有倾斜或倾斜的方向

🇯🇵Japanese

斜めの

斜めまたは斜めの方向を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

비스듬한

비스듬하거나 기울어진 방향을 가지고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiên

có hướng xiên hoặc nghiêng

🇹🇭Thai

เอนเอียง

มีทิศเอียงหรือเอียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

miring

mempunyai arah miring atau miring

🇲🇾Malay

miring

mempunyai arah serong atau senget

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منحرف

وجود اتجاه مائل أو مائل

🇮🇷Persian

کج کردن

دارای جهت مایل یا اریب

🇹🇷Turkish

eğik

eğik veya eğimli bir yöne sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּאֲלַכסוֹן

בעל כיוון אלכסוני או משופע

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The primary meaning of 'aslant' is 'having an oblique or slanted direction'.

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