SLANT
What does "SLANT" mean?
A sloping or oblique line, surface, or direction; a particular point of view.
Meanings
- A surface or line that slopes rather than being horizontal or vertical. Rain ran off the steep slant of the roof.
- A particular way of presenting or interpreting something; a bias or angle. The article gave the story a hopeful slant.
- To lean, slope, or incline at an angle. The afternoon light slants through the blinds.
- To present information so as to favor a particular view. Critics accused the broadcaster of slanting the coverage.
Word origin
From Middle English 'slenten', meaning to slip sideways or fall obliquely, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian 'slenta' (to slope).
Remember it
SLANT hides 'lant' but starts with the SL- of 'slope', 'slide' and 'slip' - that SL- cluster carries the leaning feel in all of them.
A little poem
Low sun through the blinds-
the same room, tilted to gold
by one slant of light.
haiku
Wordplay
- The journalist and the architect both worked all day on the same slant - one was bending the truth, the other the roof.
What it teaches
Every story arrives at a slant; the honest reader learns to find the floor beneath it.
Quick facts
What does SLANT mean?
A sloping or oblique line, surface, or direction; a particular point of view.
Is SLANT a valid word?
Yes — SLANT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLANT?
SLANT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLANT come from?
From Middle English 'slenten', meaning to slip sideways or fall obliquely, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian 'slenta' (to slope).
What can SLANT teach us?
Every story arrives at a slant; the honest reader learns to find the floor beneath it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.