Meanings
adjectiveslanting (comparative more slanting, superlative most slanting)
comparative more slanting · superlative most slanting
- Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of slant
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving an oblique or slanted direction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek λοξός
- λοξός (loxós)not perpendicular
Chinese Mandarin 斜
- 斜 (xié)not perpendicular
French oblique
- obliquenot perpendicular
German schräg
- schrägnot perpendicular
Greek λοξός
- λοξός (loxós)not perpendicular
Latin obliquus, obstitus
- obliquusnot perpendicular
- obstitusnot perpendicular
Māori kōnana, hāhā
- kōnananot perpendicular
- hāhānot perpendicular
- tītahanot perpendicular
- tīrahanot perpendicular
Polish skośny, ukośny
- skośnynot perpendicular
- ukośnynot perpendicular
- nachyleniequality of being slanted
- pochyleniequality of being slanted
- pochyłośćquality of being slanted
Russian косо́й, накло́нный
- косо́й (kosój)not perpendicular
- накло́нный (naklónnyj)not perpendicular
Ukrainian коси́й, похи́лий
- коси́й (kosýj)not perpendicular
- похи́лий (poxýlyj)not perpendicular
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with slanting
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APA
slanting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slanting
MLA
“slanting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slanting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slanting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slanting.
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