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" 'In many ways, I was born a hundred years too late. I often feel out of kilter with the modern world."
Honeysuckle Weeks

Meaning of "kilter" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KILTER

Origin unknown.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KILTER

ˈkɪltə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KILTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kilter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KILTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is a 1902 children's book, written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Mary Cowles Clark.

Definition of kilter in the English dictionary

The definition of kilter in the dictionary is working order or alignment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KILTER

filter · jilter · microfilter · milter · philter · philtre · quilter · refilter · stilter · tilter · ultrafilter

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KILTER

kilogramme · kilogray · kilohertz · kilojoule · kilolitre · kilometre · kilometric · kilometrical · kilomole · kiloparsec · kilopascal · kilorad · kiloton · kilovolt · kilowatt · kilowatt-hour · kilt · kilt-like · kilted · kiltie

WORDS THAT END LIKE KILTER

air filter · band-pass filter · coffee filter · colour filter · consulter · coulter · dichroic filter · falter · halter · high-pass filter · homeless shelter · low-pass filter · oil filter · salter · shelter · skylight filter · swelter · tax shelter · Walter · water filter

Synonyms and antonyms of kilter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kilter» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF KILTER

Find out the translation of kilter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of kilter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kilter» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

失衡
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

kilter
570 millions of speakers
en

English

kilter
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

तरतीब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حالة جيدة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Kilter
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

eixos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শৃঙ্খলা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

kilter
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kilter
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Lot
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

元気
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

호조
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kilter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người mặc váy ngắn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

kilter
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

किलटर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Eğri tutulmuş
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

venendo meno
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kilter
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Kilter
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

neregula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kilter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

orde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kilter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kilter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KILTER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of kilter
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kilter

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2 QUOTES WITH «KILTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word kilter.
1
David Byrne
Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.
2
Honeysuckle Weeks
'In many ways, I was born a hundred years too late. I often feel out of kilter with the modern world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KILTER»

Discover the use of kilter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kilter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kilter: 55 fictions
A Canadian Giller Prize finalist collection of short works includes the tales of a husband who describes a sixteenth-century painting to explain his infidelity, a dead man who laments the suicide note he failed to write, and a woman who ...
John Gould, 2005
2
Off Kilter
Praise for Donna Kauffman and Her Novels "Give me more." --Linda Howard on The Charm Stone "Whimsical and sexy." --Jennifer Crusie on Your Wish Is My Command "Donna Kauffman writes smart and sexy, with sizzle to spare!" --Janet Evanovich
Donna Kauffman, 2011
3
Off Kilter Bundle with A Great Kisser & Let Me In
A great kisser: Leaving her fast-track Washington career is the most impulsive thing Lauren Matthews has ever done--right until the moment she arrives in Cedar Springs, Colorado.
Donna Kauffman, 2011
4
Are Traditional Budgeting Practices Out of Kilter with ...
Essay from the year 2004 in the subject Business economics - Controlling, grade: 80% aquivalent zu 1,0 (A), University of Teesside (Tesside Business School), course: Managing Financial Resources, language: English, abstract: Hope and Fraser ...
Sven Röhm, 2007
5
A Family Out of Kilter
The story is centered on a man named Ray, it delves into his criminal activities as a con artist and thief.
Ralph Motley, Jr., 2003
6
An improved version of the out-of-kilter method and a ...
The primary objectives of the paper are fourfold: To present an improved formulation of the out-of-kilter algorithm; To give the results of an extensive computational comparison of a code based on this formulation with three widely-used out ...
R. S. Barr, Fred Glover, Darwin Klingman, 1972
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Linear Programming and Network Flows
... Jarvis, Hanif D. Sherali. J J J 1 xi]- > Hi]- Out-of-kilter Out-of-kilter Out»of-kilter XI] = Mi]- Out-of—kilter In-kilter In-kilter [,7 < xlj < uij- Out-of-kilter In-kilter Out-of- kilter XU- I in—kilter In-kilter Out-of-kilter xi]- < Out-of-kilter Out-of'kilter Out-of- kilter ...
Mokhtar S. Bazaraa, John J. Jarvis, Hanif D. Sherali, 2011
8
Code Name--Kilter: A Novel
Code Name: Kilter is a fast-paced story of stolen military secrets encrypted onto compact disks that are uncovered during the course of a. tragic plane crash investigation.
Lauritz Dean, 2004
9
Connecticut Lore: Strange, Off-Kilter, and Full of Surprises
Connecticut, proclaimed often by visitors as solely a rest stop along the highway from New York to Boston, is known primarily for its bedroom towns, cows, and strip malls, but it is so much more than that.
Zachary Lamothe, 2013
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Off Kilter: A Woman's Journey to Peace With Scoliosis, Her ...
"Off Kilter" shows her learning to stretch herself, as well as her spine, as she comes to terms with her mentally deteriorating, widowed mother and her culture.
Linda C. Wisniewski, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KILTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kilter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marlins' Jarred Cosart dealt another setback by return of dizziness …
The perplexing season of Jarred Cosart took another took another spin off kilter Friday. The right-hander had to leave his start for Triple-A New ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Hannibal Season 3 Episode 7 Review: Digestivo - TV Fanatic
Nothing fazed him, nothing scared him, nothing threw him off kilter. He practically grinned his way all through Mason's never-ending ... «TV Fanatic, Jul 15»
3
Connecticut Drivers Rude, Pushy, Too Fast
I thought maybe my speedometer was off kilter. No matter how fast I drove, I was always too slow for the line behind me. But we checked the car ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
4
Pitchfork Day 1: It was really hot, and Wilco debuted its new album …
... soft-rock love songs and noodling guitar work were perfectly punctuated with off-kilter humor, bizarre voices and a bonkers Steely Dan cover. «RedEye Chicago, Jul 15»
5
Broken hearts in a land divided in 'A Borrowed Identity' | The Times …
... book) is titled “Dancing Arabs,” which might lead the unwary filmgoer to anticipate an off-kilter musical comedy akin to “The Producers.” Riklis ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
6
Reedy: Tips for multigenerational travel - Pantagraph.com
Life didn't feel quite right for a week at our house. Something seemed to be missing and I couldn't quite settle into the off-kilter days because of ... «Bloomington Pantagraph, Jul 15»
7
The Presence of Absence: Three Artists at Brian Morris - Hyperallergic
... from the white objects on the black platform, appears particularly isolated, but the installation would seem truncated and off-kilter without it. «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
8
So Many Music Videos From The '90s & Early 2000s Featured …
As one who likes my music videos to be as off-kilter as humanly possible, I couldn't get enough of these carnival-laden vids. Between Grease reenactments ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
9
Israel Dagg, Sonny Bill Williams make their moves in All Blacks …
The All Blacks took a long time to settle, some of their running lines remain off kilter, they had a flat patch midway through the second spell ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
Ant-Man Is Pint Sized Hero For A Pint Sized Film – A Review | Inside …
A handful of scenes, including the set up to the robbery and the usual post credit sequence, are brilliantly set up with Michael Pena's off-kilter ... «Inside Pulse, Jul 15»
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