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Inclined vs Slant - What's the difference?

inclined | slant |

As verbs the difference between inclined and slant

is that inclined is (incline) while slant is to lean, tilt or incline.

As an adjective inclined

is at an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.

As a noun slant is

a slope or incline.

inclined

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) * enclined (obsolete) * (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
    • The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.
  • Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
    • I am inclined to believe you.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (incline)

    • Derived terms

    * inclined to * inclined plane

    Antonyms

    * disinclined

    See also

    * incline

    slant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slope or incline.
    • The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
  • A bias, tendency, or leaning; a perspective or angle.
    • It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant .
  • (pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of East Asian descent, supposed to have slanting eyes.
  • (obsolete) An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lean, tilt or incline.
    • If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
  • * Dodsley
    • On the side of yonder slanting hill.
  • To bias or skew.
    • The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.

    Derived terms

    * aslant

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs