noun
utterance
Utterance (noun) means the act, or process, of speaking or saying something aloud.
noun
1
The act, or process, of speaking or saying something aloud.
2
(linguistics) Something spoken, such as a word or phrase, or occasionally something written that works the same way.
"And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes."
— William Babington Maxwell, XXVA (1918)
"To know how one should express oneself in saying or judging that there really are falsehoods without getting caught up in contradiction by such an utterance: that's extremely difficult, Theaetetus."
— Plato, translated by Lesley Brown (2005)
3
The power to talk.
4
A particular way of talking.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English utteraunce or outeraunce; equivalent to utter + -ance.
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What is the meaning of utterance?
"utterance" (noun) means the act, or process, of speaking or saying something aloud.
What is another word for utterance?
Other words for "utterance" include uttering, vocalization.
What are the different meanings of utterance?
"utterance" has 3 main meanings: 1. The act, or process, of speaking or saying something aloud; 2. (linguistics) Something spoken, such as a word or phrase, or occasionally something written that works the same way; 3. The power to talk.
