UTTER
What does "UTTER" mean?
To say or speak aloud; or, as an adjective, complete and absolute.
Meanings
- To make a sound with the voice; to say something aloud. She left without uttering a single word.
- Complete; absolute; without qualification. The plan dissolved into utter chaos.
- To put forged or counterfeit money or documents into circulation. He was charged with uttering a forged cheque. technical
Did you know?
- In legal language 'utter' has nothing to do with speaking: to 'utter' a forged check means to pass it off as real, a separate crime from forging it in the first place.
Word origin
The verb is from Middle English 'utteren' ('to put out, speak'), related to 'out'; the adjective derives from Old English 'utera' ('outer'), also from 'out'.
Remember it
UTTER pushes words OUT — and its old meaning was literally 'outer', the speech you let out.
A little poem
The held word leaves you-
out past the teeth, into air,
and cannot return.
haiku
Wordplay
- The cow opened a forgery ring. Police called it a case of utter fraud.
What it teaches
Once you utter a thing it belongs to the air, not to you; choose the words you set loose.
Quick facts
What does UTTER mean?
To say or speak aloud; or, as an adjective, complete and absolute.
Is UTTER a valid word?
Yes — UTTER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is UTTER?
UTTER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does UTTER come from?
The verb is from Middle English 'utteren' ('to put out, speak'), related to 'out'; the adjective derives from Old English 'utera' ('outer'), also from 'out'.
What can UTTER teach us?
Once you utter a thing it belongs to the air, not to you; choose the words you set loose.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.