Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Ajar

//əˈd͡ʒɑɹ// adj, adv, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Slightly turned or opened.

    "The door is ajar."

Adjective
  1. 1
    slightly open wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Slightly turned or opened. not-comparable

    "The door was standing ajar."

  2. 2
    Out of harmony. archaic, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Being at variance or in contradiction to something. not-comparable

    "There is a sort of unexpressed concern, / A kind of shock that sets one's heart ajar […]."

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Adjaran.

    "The Ajars are Muslim Georgians and have their own autonomous republic within Georgia, but Georgians insist that there are no important distinctions between Ajars and Georgians […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar. rare

    "A plainclothes detective knocked on a slightly ajarred door."

  2. 2
    To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew. rare

    "It clean deafened the two of us, and set all the crockery ware ajarring ; and when the neighbours heard it they came running into the street to see who was getting hurt."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ajar, on char (“on [the] turn”), from on (“on”) + char (“turn, occasion”), from Old English ċierr, cyrr (“turn”), from ċierran (“to turn, convert”), equivalent to a- + char. Akin to Scots char, chare (“to turn, cause to turn”), Dutch akerre, kier (“ajar”), German kehren (“to turn”). See char.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ajar, on char (“on [the] turn”), from on (“on”) + char (“turn, occasion”), from Old English ċierr, cyrr (“turn”), from ċierran (“to turn, convert”), equivalent to a- + char. Akin to Scots char, chare (“to turn, cause to turn”), Dutch akerre, kier (“ajar”), German kehren (“to turn”). See char.

Etymology 3

From Middle English ajar, on char (“on [the] turn”), from on (“on”) + char (“turn, occasion”), from Old English ċierr, cyrr (“turn”), from ċierran (“to turn, convert”), equivalent to a- + char. Akin to Scots char, chare (“to turn, cause to turn”), Dutch akerre, kier (“ajar”), German kehren (“to turn”). See char.

Etymology 4

From a- (“in, at”) + jar (“discord, disagreement”).

Etymology 5

From a- (“in, at”) + jar (“discord, disagreement”).

Etymology 6

From Georgian აჭარლები (ač̣arlebi).

See also for "ajar"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: ajar