ut·ter·ance 1 ( t r- ns)n.1. a. The act of uttering; vocal expression. b. The power of speaking; speech: as long as I have utterance. c. A manner of speaking: argued with forceful utterance. 2. Something uttered or expressed; a statement. |
ut·ter·ance 2 ( t r- ns)n. The uttermost end or extremity; the bitter end.
[Middle English, from Old French outrance, from outrer, to go beyond limits, from Vulgar Latin *ultr re, from Latin ultr , beyond; see al-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
utterance Noun 1. something expressed in speech or writing 2. the expression in words of ideas, thoughts, or feelings
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | utterance - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communicationroll call - calling out an official list of names speech sound, phone, sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" cry, yell - a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" exclaiming, exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" expletive - a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line groan, moan - an utterance expressing pain or disapproval ahem, hem - the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. howl, howling, ululation - a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" mumble - a soft indistinct utterance paging - calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system); "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging" profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation" snarl - a vicious angry growl speech - something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches" splutter, sputter - an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) growling - a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal) |
utterance noun 1. speech, words, statement, comment, opinion, remark, expression, announcement, observation, declaration, reflection, pronouncement noun 2. speaking, voicing, expression, breathing, delivery, ejaculation, articulation, enunciation, vocalization, verbalization, vociferation
Translations utterance [ˈʌtərəns] utter n → Äußerung f
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