Definitions of utter [ˈʌt ər]

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Definition of 'utter'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) utter
to give audible, esp. verbal, expression to; speak or pronounce:
unable to utter a word.

2.  utter
to emit (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice:
to utter a sigh.

3.  utter
to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with the voice:
The engine uttered a shriek.

4.  utter
to express by written or printed words.

5.  utter
to make publicly known; publish:
to utter a libel.

6.  utter
to put into circulation, as coins, notes, and esp. counterfeit money or forged checks.

7.  utter
to expel; emit.

8.  utter
Obs. to publish, as a book.

9.  utter
Obs. to sell.

10. (v.i.) utter
to use the voice to talk, make sounds, etc.; speak.

11. (adj.) utter
complete; total; absolute:
utter abandonment to grief.

12.  utter
unconditional; unqualified:
an utter denial.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE uttra, ūtera outer. See out , -er⁴)

Definition of 'utter'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
"an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

2. (verb) dead(a), utter
complete
"came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness"

3. (verb) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
"She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

4. (verb) utter, emit, let out, let loose
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
"She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

5. (verb) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

6. (verb) utter
put into circulation
"utter counterfeit currency"

Definition of 'utter'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) utter
outer

2. (adj) utter
situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer

3. (adj) utter
complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness

4. (adj) utter
peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal or denial

5. (adj) utter
to put forth or out; to reach out

6. (adj) utter
to dispose of in trade; to sell or vend

7. (adj) utter
hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes

8. (adj) utter
to give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce

Translation of 'utter'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: complete or total There was utter silence; utter darkness.
Afrikaans: totale	Arabic: كُلّي، مُطْلَق، تام	Bulgarian: пълен
Brazilian: completo	Czech: naprostý	German: äußerst
Danish: fuldstændig	Greek: απόλυτος	Spanish: absoluto, total
Estonian: täielik	Farsi: کامل	Finnish: täysi
French: complet, total	Hebrew: מוּחלָט	Hindi: पूर्ण
Croatian: potpun	Hungarian: teljes	Indonesian: total
Icelandic: alger, fullkominn	Italian: completo, totale	Japanese: 全くの
Korean: 완전한, 순전한	Lithuanian: visiškas	Latvian: absolūts; pilnīgs; galīgs
Malay: benar-benar	Dutch: volkomen	Norwegian: fullstendig, total
Polish: całkowity	Persian: کامل	Pashto: بشپړه، پوره، ساپټ، بيخي،
Portuguese: completo	Romanian: complet, total	Russian: абсолютный
Slovak: úplný	Slovenian: popoln	Serbian: krajnji
Swedish: fullständig, total	Thai: ทั้งหมด	Turkish: tam anlamıyla, tam
Taiwanese: 完全的	Ukrainian: повний, абсолютний	Urdu: بالکل، ايک دم
Vietnamese: hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối	Chinese: 完全的
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