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- Dictionaryslanted/ˈslɑːntɪd/
adjective
- 1. sloping or leaning in a particular direction: "a slanted roof"
- 2. (of information) presented or viewed from a particular angle, especially in a biased or unfair way: "the newspaper's slanted coverage could be seen in its use of emotive language"
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SLANTED definition: 1. sloping in one direction 2. showing information about one person, one side of an argument, etc…. Learn more.
to (cause to) lean in a position that is not vertical; to (cause to) slope: slant to Italic writing slants to the right. slant through The evening sun slanted (= shone with the light moving in a slope) through the narrow window. [ T ] often disapproving.
Aug 2, 2012 · noun. 1. : a slanting direction, line, or plane : slope. 2. a. : something that slants. b. : slash sense 4.
A slant is a line or plane that is not horizontally or vertically straight. Often it is on a diagonal as with /. Figuratively, to slant is to have or be biased, as in My mother was always slanted toward my father’s opinion. To slant is also to distort information to reflect a specific viewpoint and misstate facts.
A sloping thing or piece of ground. 2. Printing A virgule. 3. a. A personal point of view or opinion: an article with an unconventional slant. b. A bias: an anti-religious slant. 4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
If information or a system is slanted, it is made to show favour towards a particular group or opinion. The programme was deliberately slanted to make the home team look good. [ be VERB -ed ]
slanted. Things that are slanted have a sharp angle or slope. You might admire the way the morning sun glints against the slanted metal roof of your barn. A skateboard ramp is slanted, and so is the entire side of an A-frame house. When something is angled in a slant or diagonal, it's slanted.
