askance

Significat (Anglès)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
2. (not-comparable) Sideways; obliquely.

Adj

Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.

Verb

1. (rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
2. (rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.

Conceptes

de costat

de reüll

desconfiat

Sinònims

asquint

askew

askant

sidelong

squint

squint-eyed

squinty

crookedly

obliquely

sideways

slantwise

suspiciously

awry

aslope

aslant

distrustfully

mistrustfully

bias

warily

sideway

Traduccions

seitwärts

obliquo

oblicuamente

de reojo

schief

λοξά

diffidente

avec méfiance

de soslayo

sospettoso

schuin

de travers

di traverso

λοξώς

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈskæns/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb anglès mitjà: askoyn

Cognat amb neerlandès: schuin

In summary

Unknown. Possibly from Middle English askances (“as if”), or from Old French a escone (“hidden”) or Italian a scancio (“obliquely”). Compare asquint, Middle English askoyn (“at a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin, schuins (“sideways”), schuiven (“to shove”), schuinte (“slope”).