- something uttered, such as a statement
- the act or power of uttering or the ability to utter
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ut•ter•ance1 /ˈʌtərəns/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [countable] something uttered.
- [uncountable] an act of uttering.
ut•ter•ance1
(ut′ər əns),USA pronunciation n.
ut•ter•ance2 (ut′ər əns),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
- an act of uttering;
vocal expression. - manner of speaking;
power of speaking:His very utterance was spellbinding. - something uttered;
a word or words uttered;
a cry, animal's call, or the like. - Linguisticsany speech sequence consisting of one or more words and preceded and followed by silence: it may be coextensive with a sentence.
- [Obs.]a public sale of goods.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see utter1, -ance
ut•ter•ance2 (ut′ər əns),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
- the utmost extremity, esp. death.
- Latin ultrā beyond) + -ance -ance
- Old French outrance, oultrance, equivalent. to oultr(er) to pass beyond (
- Middle English 1350–1400
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utterance /ˈʌtərəns/ n
'utterance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
air
- begorra
- calumny
- chorus
- croak
- cry
- delivery
- dithyramb
- ejaculation
- endearment
- exclamation
- fate
- future
- gift of tongues
- haw
- husky
- indexical
- intonation
- locution
- malediction
- mistime
- monotone
- mot
- motto
- mumble
- murmur
- past
- performative
- present
- slur
- snarl
- sneer
- speech
- strangle
- swan song
- taxeme
- tense
- tongue
- top
- vent
- voice
- word
- yammer
- yawp
- ah
- aha
- ahem
- ai
- ambiguous
- amen