slant

[ slant, slahnt ]

verb (used without object)

1. to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.

   Synonyms: incline, lean

2. to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, bias, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usually followed by toward ).

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to slope.
2. to distort (information) by rendering it unfaithfully or incompletely, especially in order to reflect a particular viewpoint:

   He slanted the news story to discredit the Administration.

3. to write, edit, or publish for the interest or amusement of a specific group of readers:

   a story slanted toward young adults.

noun

1. slanting or oblique direction; slope:

   the slant of a roof.

   Synonyms: obliqueness, pitch, inclination, incline, obliquity

2. a slanting line, surface, etc.
3. virgule.
4. a mental leaning, bias, or distortion:

   His mind shows a curious slant.

5. viewpoint; opinion; attitude:

   Let him give you his slant.

6. Informal. a glance or look.
7. Also called angle. Journalism. the particular mood or vein in which something is written, edited, or published:

   His column always has a humorous slant.

8. Football.
   1. an offensive play in which the ball-carrier runs toward the line of scrimmage at an angle.
   2. Also called slant-in. a pass pattern in which a receiver cuts diagonally across the middle of the field.
9. Also called slant-eye [slant, -ahy, slahnt, -ahy]. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person from East Asia, especially a Chinese or Japanese person.

adjective

1. sloping; oblique:

   a slant roof; a slant approach.

slant

/ slɑːnt /

verb

1. to incline or be inclined at an oblique or sloping angle
2. tr to write or present (news, etc) with a bias
3. intrfoll bytowards (of a person's opinions) to be biased

noun

1. an inclined or oblique line or direction; slope
2. a way of looking at something
3. a bias or opinion, as in an article
4. a less technical name for solidus
5. on a slant or on the slant
   sloping

adjective

1. oblique, sloping

Sensitive Note

See slant-eyed.

Derived Forms

• ˈslanting, adjective
• ˈslantingly, adverb

Other Words From

• slanting·ly slantly adverb
• un·slanted adjective
• un·slanting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of slant¹

First recorded in 1485–95; aphetic variant of aslant

Word History and Origins

Origin of slant¹

C17: short for aslant , probably of Scandinavian origin

Synonym Study

See slope.

Example Sentences

"Gladiator II is equal in scale and spectacle, and weighted with metaphor, but it’s also shot through with the kind of wry, absurdist slant that’s come to dominate Scott’s work of the last decade and a half," wrote Clarisse Loughrey.

From BBC

However, Slant says the film "tries to be a lot of things, only to end up being about very little" and it's also been accused of using "tropes of trans stories" by Empire.

From BBC

The two connected again on fourth and goal at the one-yard line as Cooke caught a quick slant to increase the Cougars’ lead to 21-8 with 11:30 left in the second half.

From Los Angeles Times

“Fox News has pro-Bush slant, film asserts,” Chicago Sun-Times, July 17, 2004.

From Slate

"Emilia Pérez was originally intended to be an opera, which perhaps partly explains its saccharine sentimentality, repetitive lyrics, and diverging story branches. But that doesn’t excuse its almost random, whiplash-inducing tonal pivots," said Slant's Kyle Turner.

From BBC

Related Words

• angle
• leaning
• point of view
• predisposition
• viewpoint