Definitions for utterance
ˈʌt ər ənsut·ter·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. utterance, vocalizationnoun

   the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Utterancenoun

   Etymology: from utter.

   1. Pronunciation; manner of speaking.

   He, with utt’rance grave, and countenance sad,
   From point to point discours’d his voyage. Fa. Queen.

   2. [ Outrance, Fr.] Extremity; terms of extreme hostility.

   Of him I gather’d honour;
   Which he to seek of me again perforce,
   Behoves me keep at utterance. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Mine eternal jewel
   Giv’n the common enemy of man,
   To make them kings; the seed of Banquo kings!
   Rather than so, come, fate, into the list,
   And champion me to th’ utterance. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   3. Vocal expression; emission from the mouth.

   ’Till Adam, though no less than Eve abash’d,
   At length gave utterance to these words constrain’d. John Milton.

   Speaking is a sensible expression of the notions of the mind, by several discriminations of utterance of voice, used as signs, having by consent several determinate significancies. William Holder.

   There have been some inventions, which have been able for the utterance of articulate sounds, as the speaking of certain words. John Wilkins, Math. Magick.

   Many a man thinks admirably well, who has a poor utterance; while others have a charming manner of speech, but their thoughts are trifling. Isaac Watts.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Utterance

   In spoken language analysis, an utterance is a continuous piece of speech, often beginning and ending with a clear pause. In the case of oral languages, it is generally, but not always, bounded by silence. Utterances do not exist in written language; only their representations do. They can be represented and delineated in written language in many ways. In oral/spoken language, utterances have several characteristics such as paralinguistic features, which are aspects of speech such as facial expression, gesture, and posture. Prosodic features include stress, intonation, and tone of voice, as well as ellipsis, which are words that the listener inserts in spoken language to fill gaps. Moreover, other aspects of utterances found in spoken languages are non-fluency features including: voiced/un-voiced pauses (i.e. "umm"), tag questions, and false starts, or when someone begins uttering again to correct themselves. Other features include fillers (i.e. "and stuff"), accent/dialect, deictic expressions (utterances such as "over there!" that need further explanation to be understood), simple conjunctions ("and," "but," etc.), and colloquial lexis (everyday informal words).Utterances that are portrayed in writing are planned, unlike utterances in improvised spoken language. In written language there are frameworks that are used to portray this type of language. Discourse structure (which can also be found in spoken language) is how the conversation is organized, in which adjacency pairs - an utterance and the answer to that utterance - are used. Discourse markers are used to organize conversation ("first," "secondly," etc.). Lexis denotes the words being used in a text or spoken; these words can create a semantic field. For example, a semantic field of love can be created with lexical choices such as adore, admire, and care.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Utterancenoun

   the act of uttering

2. Utterancenoun

   sale by offering to the public

3. Utterancenoun

   putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes

4. Utterancenoun

   vocal expression; articulation; speech

5. Utterancenoun

   power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance

6. Utterancenoun

   the last extremity; the end; death; outrance

FreebaseRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Utterance

   In spoken language analysis an utterance is a smallest unit of speech. In the case of oral languages, it is generally but not always bounded by silence. It can be represented and delineated in written language in many ways. Note that in such areas of research utterances do not exist in written language, only their representations do. In other fields it is medium-neutral and refers to any use of language in context. Uttering can also be a form of stuttering especially in the case of handicapped people. The word was coined on May 12, 1986 at the World Speech Convention.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Utterance

   ut′ėr-ans, n. (Shak.) extremity, deadly contention. [Fr. outrance—outre, beyond—L. ultra, beyond.]

Matched Categories

1. • Auditory Communication

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'utterance' in Nouns Frequency: #2540

How to pronounce utterance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say utterance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of utterance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of utterance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of utterance in a Sentence

1. Maurice Druon:

   Number is the Word but is not utterance it is wave and light, though no one sees it it is rhythm and music, though no one hears it. Its variations are limitless and yet it is immutable. Each form of life is a particular reverberation of Number.

2. Salman Rushdie:

   And so artists who go to that edge and push outwards often find very powerful forces pushing back. They find the forces of silence opposing the forces of speech. The forces of censorship against the forces of utterance, at that boundary is that push-and-pull between more and less. And that push and pull can be very dangerous to the artist. And many artists have suffered terribly for that.

3. Josh King Madrid:

   Our mind is capable of detecting even the smallest hand and finger movements, and if gestures and motions are employed successfully during an utterance or discussion, they can enhance the transmission of information.”

4. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   The first love-letter is an epoch in love's happy season — it makes assurance doubly sure — that which has hitherto, perhaps, only found utterance in sweet and hurried words, now seems to take a more tangible existence. A love-letter is a proof of how dearly, even in absence, you are remembered.

5. Evans Revere:

   Every statement, every utterance from Kim Jong Un has not even conveyed a hint of Kim Jong inclination to denuclearize, the North Korea, for various reasons, are closer to being willing to freeze or even give up their program than they have ever been, and that is not a bad thing.

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