lutende

Lutende is a Norwegian adjective meaning inclined or sloping, used to describe surfaces, landscapes or architectural features that tilt away from vertical.

It is formed as the present participle of the verb lutne and is etymologically related to lutning, meaning tilt or inclination. In Norwegian, lutende is primarily found in descriptive or literary contexts rather than everyday speech.

In architecture and geography, lutende describes a facade, roof, hillside, or terrain that shows a noticeable lean. For example, a lutende fasade or a lutende bakke conveys a non-vertical or angled condition. The term can also appear in figurative uses to indicate a predisposition or bias in a non-literal sense.

Compared with more common terms for slope, lutende carries a formal or poetic tone and is more frequent in written Norwegian, especially in descriptive prose or historical texts. It has cognates in related Nordic languages, reflecting shared linguistic roots around concepts of tilt and inclination.