Definitions for utter
ˈʌt ərut·ter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(adj)

   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. dead(a), utter(verb)

   complete

   "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness"

3. express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to(verb)

   articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

   "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

4. utter, emit, let out, let loose(verb)

   express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

   "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

5. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise(verb)

   express in speech

   "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

6. utter(verb)

   put into circulation

   "utter counterfeit currency"

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Utter(adj)

   outer

2. Utter(adj)

   situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer

3. Utter(adj)

   complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness

4. Utter(adj)

   peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal or denial

5. Utter(adj)

   to put forth or out; to reach out

6. Utter(adj)

   to dispose of in trade; to sell or vend

7. Utter(adj)

   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. Utter(adj)

   to give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Utter

   ut′ėr, adj. farthest out: extreme: total: perfect.—adv. Utt′erly.—n. Utt′erness, quality of being extreme. [A.S. útor, outer—út, out.]

2. Utter

   ut′ėr, v.t. to circulate: to publish abroad: to speak.—adj. Utt′erable, that may be uttered or expressed.—ns. Utt′erableness; Utt′erance, act of uttering: manner of speaking: pronunciation: expression; Utt′erer; Utt′ering, circulation.—adj. Utt′erless, that cannot be uttered in words. [A.S. útian, to put out—út, out.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of utter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of utter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of utter in a Sentence

1. Dov Hikind:

   Everyone's in utter shock.

2. Donald Trump:

   She wo n’t even utter the words.

3. Chinese Proverb:

   A filthy mouth will not utter decent language.

4. Aristotle:

   It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

5. Anonymous British civil servant, "Take Her Deep" by I.J. Galatin, Cdr., US Navy, ret.:

   The ingenuity of the device blinds us to its utter uselessness.

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