askance

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

λοξά

λοξώς

Συνώνυμα

asquint

askew

askant

sidelong

squint

squint-eyed

squinty

crookedly

obliquely

sideways

slantwise

suspiciously

awry

aslope

aslant

distrustfully

mistrustfully

bias

warily

sideway

Μεταφράσεις

obliquo

seitwärts

de reojo

oblicuamente

schief

de travers

avec méfiance

diffidente

schuin

sospettoso

de soslayo

strabisme

quer

de reüll

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/əˈskæns/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Συγγενές με Μέσα Αγγλικά: askoyn

Συγγενές με Ολλανδικά: 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”).