aslant

1. 1.

   over or across in a slanting direction
2. 2.

   at an oblique angle

   “the sun shone aslant into his face”

   Synonymsobliquelyathwart

1. 1.

   having an oblique or slanted direction

   Synonymsaslopediagonalslantedslantingslopedsloping

   Similarinclined

Questions about aslant

What does aslant mean?

aslant means "over or across in a slanting direction". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in aslant?

aslant has 2 syllables: a-slant. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for aslant?

Close synonyms include obliquely, athwart, aslope, diagonal, slanted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aslant a common word?

aslant is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.