slant
pronunciation
How to pronounce slant in British English:
UK [slɑːnt]
How to pronounce slant in American English:
US [slænt]
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- Noun:
- a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
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- Verb:
- lie obliquely
- present with a bias
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
- heel over
Word Origin
- slant (n.)
- 1650s, "an oblique direction or plane" (originally of landforms), from slant (v.). Meaning "a way of regarding something" is from 1905. Derogatory slang sense of "a slant-eyed Asian person" is recorded from 1943, from earlier slant-eyes (1929).
- slant (v.)
- 1520s, "to strike obliquely" (against something), alteration of slenten "slip sideways" (c. 1300), perhaps via a Scandinavian source (compare 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.
Example
- 1. Many tories , who sense a liberal-left slant at the bbc , want a tougher line .
- 2. Though the search feature has a commercial slant , it helps the consumer make informed decisions about a green lifestyle .
- 3. Your eyes , a political slant .
- 4. In modern times , many buildings have been designed at a deliberate slant .
- 5. Too many people in public life are suspicious and perhaps ignorant of business , and slant their commentary to demonise the behaviour and motives of wealth creators .