aslant C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /əˈslænt/ UK /əˈslɑːnt/ See IPA manual Freq #162330 Meanings 1 adv at an oblique or sloping angle Late sunlight fell aslant across the water. 2 adj sloping or directed obliquely An aslant beam of light crossed the darkened room. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · at an oblique or sloping angle obliquelydiagonallyaskew 2 adj · sloping or directed obliquely slantedobliquediagonal ↔ Opposites straightuprightperpendicularly Word family Related forms slantslopeaslope Etymology From Middle English aslant, based on the phrase on slant. The initial a- preserves the old prepositional construction, as in ashore and asleep. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aslant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /əˈslænt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈslɑːnt/ **Frequency rank:** 162330 ## Meanings 1. at an oblique or sloping angle 2. sloping or directed obliquely ## Examples - Late sunlight fell aslant across the water. - An aslant beam of light crossed the darkened room. ## Synonyms - obliquely - diagonally - askew - slanted ## Antonyms - straight - upright - perpendicularly ## Related Forms - slant - slope - aslope ## Etymology From Middle English aslant, based on the phrase on slant. The initial a- preserves the old prepositional construction, as in ashore and asleep. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown