utter

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌtə/, [ˈɐtə] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌtəɹ/, [ˈʌɾəɹ] Homophones: udder (flapping), other (th-stopping + flapping) Rhymes: -ʌtə(ɹ) Hyphenation: ut‧ter === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Adjective ==== utter (comparative (obsolete) uttermore, superlative utmost or uttermost) To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional. [from 15th c.] Synonyms: utmost, uttermost, crass; see also Thesaurus:total (rare) Of a substance: pure, unmixed. Synonym: unalloyed (originally Scotland) Of decisions, replies, etc.: made in an unconditional or unqualified manner; decisive, definite. (obsolete) (except literary, poetic) Further out than another thing; being the exterior or outer part of something; outer, outward; also, extremely remote. [from Old English to late 17th c.; apparently obsolete late 17th – early 18th c. except in the fixed expressions utter bar and utter barrister, then revived thereafter] Antonym: inner (rare) Preceding all others; original. (rare) Succeeding all others; final, last, ultimate. ===== Usage notes ===== This adjective is often used with negative nouns (that is, those denoting undesirable things); its use with positive nouns (denoting desirable things) is less common although not rare. The synonym sheer is often used with either negative or positive nouns. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== the utter (uncountable) (rare) The thing which is most utter (adjective sense) or extreme. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English outren, utteren (“to display for sale; to market; to sell; to say, speak; to put into words, express, tell; to make known, reveal”), partly: from outre, utter (adjective, adverb) (see etymology 1 and etymology 3) + -en (suffix forming the infinitives of verbs); and from Middle Dutch uteren (“to announce, make known”) (modern Dutch uiteren); or from Middle Low German üteren, ütern (“to demonstrate, show; to speak; to sell; etc.”) (modern Low German ütern), from Old Dutch or Old Saxon ūtan, probably from Proto-West Germanic *ūtanā (“from outside or without; outside of”). Compare Middle High German ūzeren, whence German äußern (“to express, say, utter”)) ==== Verb ==== utter (third-person singular simple present utters, present participle uttering, simple past and past participle uttered) Senses relating to expressing sounds, etc., or disclosing something (transitive) Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice. Synonyms: let out, say, speak; see also Thesaurus:speak, Thesaurus:utter To verbally express or report (a desire or emotion, an idea or thought, etc.). Synonyms: declare, say, tell (reflexive) To express (oneself) in speech or writing. (figurative) Of a thing: to produce (a noise or sound); to emit. Synonym: let out (obsolete) To disclose or reveal (something secret or unknown); to bring to light. (obsolete, also reflexive) To disclose or reveal the identity or nature of (oneself or someone, or something). (obsolete, also reflexive) To display or show (itself or something). (intransitive) To speak. Of words, etc.: to be spoken. Senses relating to issuing something. (transitive) (archaic, rare) To publish (something). (law) To put (currency or other valuable items) into circulation; specifically, to pass off (counterfeit currency, etc.) as legal tender; to use (a forged cheque) as if genuine. Synonym: circulate (figurative) To pass off (something fake) as a genuine item. (obsolete) To supply (something); to furnish, to provide. (obsolete) To offer (something, such as goods) for barter or sale; also, to sell (something); to vend. (obsolete, rare) To announce that (something) is available for sale; to cry. (obsolete, rare) To distribute or issue (something) from, or as if from, a stock of items. (obsolete except UK, dialectal) To discharge or send out (something); to eject, to emit. (intransitive, obsolete) Of goods: to be purchased; to sell. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== utters (“unwanted depressions, etc., on the surface of an object caused by a tool”, noun) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English outre, utter (“away, out; further away or out; out in the open; outside, without; to a greater extent”), partly: from outre, utter (adjective) (see etymology 1); and from Old English ūtor, the comparative form of ūt (“out; outdoors, outside”, adverb). ==== Adverb ==== utter (not comparable) (obsolete) Further apart, away, or out; outside, without. To an extreme extent; altogether, quite. ===== Derived terms ===== utterward (obsolete, rare) === References === === Further reading === utterance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia uttering on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”). === Noun === utter c otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae ==== Declension ==== === References === utter in Svensk ordbok (SO) utter in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) utter in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)