utterance

Noun

Meaning

The act of uttering.

Sale by offering to the public.

Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes.

Vocal expression; articulation; speech.

Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance.

The last extremity; the end; death; outrance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

annunciation speke line word sound manifesto speech saying voice message communication expression thing speaking opinion
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Antonyms

word question silence incompetence impotence quietness
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Hypernyms

auditory communication

Hyponyms

saw call paging howl speech speaking

Phrases with the word

affectionate utterance giving utterance to

Anagrams

cruentate

Examples

Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense. Ambrose Bierce

An utterance can have Intentionality, just as a belief has Intentionality, but whereas the Intentionality of the belief is intrinsic the Intentionality of the utterance is derived. John Searle

In Tetrad form, the artefact is seen to be not neutral or passive, bur an active logos or utterance of the human mind or body that transforms the user and his ground. Marshall McLuhan

Sweeping, confident articles on the future seem to me, intellectually, the most disreputable of all forms of public utterance. Kenneth Clark

Let us rise in the moral power of womanhood; and give utterance to the voice of outraged mercy, and insulted justice, and eternal truth, and mighty love and holy freedom. Maria Weston Chapman

Nero wasn't worried at all when he heard the utterance of the Delphic Oracle: "Beware the age of seventy-three.” Plenty of time to enjoy himself still. He's thirty. The deadline the god has given him is quite enough to cope with future dangers. Constantine P. Cavafy

Close letter words and terms

utterability utterable utterableness utteranced utterancy utterant