Slant Meaning
/ˈslɑːnt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA slope; an incline, inclination.
nounA sloped surface or line.
Sentence Examples
This newspaper has no political slant.
Run a slant route to the 30-yard line.
The paper's editorial staff traditionally has had a conservative slant.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The reporter decided to ____ the article to favor one candidate over the other.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sunlight hit the floor at a sharp ____ as it streamed through the half-closed blinds.
Word Origin & History
Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectal slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintaną. Probably influenced by aslant.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique."
— [1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation, page 240:
"All batters looked alike to him—I don't believe he ever took a slant at the averages;"
— 1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post:
"`What do you want?' `Just a slant at the weapon,' said Fenner."
— 1920 June 26, The Electrical Experimenter, New York, page 213, column 1:
"On the side of yonder slanting hill"
— 1753, Robert Dodsley, Agriculture:
"The Laplander beholds the far-off Sun
Dart his slant beam on unobeying snows, […]"
— 1797, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Destiny of Nations:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The reporter decided to ____ the article to favor one candidate over the other.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sunlight hit the floor at a sharp ____ as it streamed through the half-closed blinds.