What does ajar mean?
Definitions for ajar
əˈdʒɑrajar
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Princeton's WordNet
ajar(p)adjective
slightly open
"the door was ajar"
Wiktionary
ajarverb
To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.
ajarverb
To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.
ajaradverb
Slightly turned or opened.
The door was standing ajar.
ajaradverb
Being at variance or in contradiction to something.
ajaradjective
Slightly turned or opened.
The door was standing ajar.
Ajarnoun
A member of an ethnographic group of Georgians.
Etymology: From ajar,, from on + char, from cierr, from cierran, equivalent to. Akin to akerre, kehren. See char.
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ajar
Ajar refers to a door, window, or other object being slightly open or not completely closed.
Webster Dictionary
Ajaradverb
slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar
Ajaradverb
in a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with the world
Etymology: [Pref. a- + jar.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ajar
a-jär′, adv. partly open. [A.S. on, on, cyrr, a turn.]
Anagrams for ajar »
raja
jara
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ajar in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ajar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of ajar in a Sentence
I noticed the door had been ajar for days, and when I checked whether they were alive or maybe injured, I saw they were cold and then noticed two holes in Konstantin's forehead.
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
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- مفتوح جزئياArabic
- открехнатBulgarian
- pootevřenýCzech
- på klemDanish
- un frasco, entreabierto, entornadoSpanish
- ajarPersian
- raollaanFinnish
- entrouvert, entrebâilléFrench
- अधखुलाHindi
- félig nyitvaHungarian
- í hálfa gátt, úr samræmi, opinn í hálfa gátt, opinn til hálfs, úr takti, í ósamræmiIcelandic
- socchiusoItalian
- 少し開いてJapanese
- op een kierDutch
- på gløttNorwegian
- uchylonyPolish
- entreabertoPortuguese
- приоткрытыйRussian
- på gläntSwedish
- giấu kínVietnamese
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