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utter

/ˈʌtəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
ut-ter
IPA
/ˈʌtəɹ/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.

adj

Of a substance: pure, unmixed.

adj

Of decisions, replies, etc.: made in an unconditional or unqualified manner; decisive, definite.

adj

Further out than another thing; being the exterior or outer part of something; outer, outward; also, extremely remote.

Obsolete

adj

Preceding all others; original.

Obsolete

adj

Succeeding all others; final, last, ultimate.

Obsolete

noun

The thing which is most utter (adjective sense) or extreme.

Uncountable

verb

Senses relating to expressing sounds, etc., or disclosing something

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

PIE word *úd The adjective is derived from Middle English outre, utter, uttre (“situated on the outside of, exterior”), from Old English ūtera (“exterior, outer”, literally “more out”), the comparative form of ūt (“out”). Piecewise doublet of outer. The noun is derived from the adjective.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: outre, ūtera, outren, uteren, üteren, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʌtəɹ/
  • British English: /ˈʌtə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

uttermore (comparative, obsolete) utmost (superlative) uttermost (superlative) the utter (canonical) utters (present, singular) uttering (participle, present) uttered (participle, past) uttered (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) uttered (first person, past) utterest (archaic, present)

Derived Forms

outer utterly uttermore uttermost utterness utterward misutter reutter reutterance unutterable unuttered utterability

Phrases

complete and utter utter bar utter barrister fore-utter

Frequently Paired Words

utters complain write

Synonyms

utmost uttermost crass abject frightful absolute prize clean arrant categoric categorical complete

Homonyms

udder (flapping) other (th-stopping + flapping)

Antonyms

inner

Rhymes With

butter cutter shutter gutter clutter sutter flutter stutter putter what're nutter mutter

Questions

How do you pronounce utter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌtəɹ/.
What does utter mean?
To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.
Where does utter come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce utter

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