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ajar

Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒɑː/

The English word “ajar” has 5 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. Slightly turned or opened.
  2. Out of harmony.
  3. Being at variance or in contradiction to something.

verb

  1. To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.
  2. To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.

Etymology

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.

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