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aslant

/əˈslɑːnt/ UK
/-slænt/ UK
/əˈslænt/ US

Rhymes with -ɑːnt, -ænt

Where it comes from

The adverb is derived from Middle English aslant, aslante (“at an angle, in a curve; from the side; (figurative) deviously”), from on slant (“at an angle, obliquely”), from on (“above and touching (something), on; at (a place or position); etc.”, preposition) (from Old English on, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *an (“on, upon; on to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, on to”)) + slant, slante (“incline, slant”, noun) (probably from Old Norse slent, from Proto-Germanic *slintaną (“to slide; to slip”)). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’ denoting a condition, manner, or state) + slant.

The adjective and preposition are derived from the adverb.

adverb more aslant · most aslant

archaic, literary At or on a slant; in a slanting or sloping direction. Take the Handle of it [a chisel] in your Right Hand as you did the Gouge, and claſping the Blade of it in your Left Hand, lean it ſteddy upon the Reſt, holding the Edge a little aſlant over the VVork, […]
Similar: aslope, atilt, diagonally, obliquely

adjective more aslant · most aslant

archaic, literary Slanting, oblique. Near-synonym: askance
Similar: askew, aslope, atilt, diagonal, oblique, slanted, nonorthogonal, unperpendicular, askance · Opposite: nonoblique, orthogonal, perpendicular

preposition

archaic, literary Across or over in a slanting or diagonal direction. There is a VVillovv grovves aſlant a Brooke, / That ſhevves his hore [hoar] leaues in the glaſſie ſtreame: […]
Similar: aslope, athwart, atilt

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adv at or on a slant

Русский	под накло́ном pod naklónom, под углом pod uglom

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@misc{aslant_2026,
  title = {aslant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aslant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}