utterance
Something you said
An utterance is something spoken aloud—a word, phrase, sentence, or any vocal expression.
The term emphasizes the act of speaking rather than the content: His first utterance upon waking was a groan.
In linguistics, utterance refers specifically to a complete unit of speech bounded by silence or a change of speaker, distinct from the grammatical notion of a sentence.
Oral communication ability
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- remarkSpoken comment or note
- commentBrief stated opinion
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
exclamation · interjection · word · phrase · sentence · locution · vocalization · murmur
Formal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
edict · manifesto · statement · testimony · affidavit · avowal · assertion · dictum
Vocal fold vibration
- articulationClear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
phoneme · syllable · consonant · vowel · intonation · inflection · cadence · modulation
speech
Oral communication ability
expression · exclamation · interjection · word · phrase · sentence · locution · vocalization · murmur · whisper
declaration
Formal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- announcementPublic declaration of information
decree · edict · manifesto · statement · testimony · affidavit · avowal · assertion · dictum · ruling
phonation
Vocal fold vibration
- articulationClear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
diction · phoneme · syllable · consonant · vowel · intonation · inflection · cadence · modulation · resonance
exclamation
Forceful sudden utterance
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- outburstSudden emotional release
ejaculation · expletive · oath · sigh · groan · gasp · shriek · wail · howl · yelp
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
remark · response · reply · rejoinder · retort · quip · aside · interjection · comment · observation
- pragmaticspresupposition, context, inference, locution, pragmatics
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- language termsgrammar, word, vocabulary, syntax, synonym
- dialogueconversation, line, lines, banter, talk
- spoken languagespeech, spoken word, pronunciation, accent, dialect
utterancesilence
Total lack of sound
muteness · quiet · hush · stillness · speechlessness
utterancewriting
Recorded language on surface
inscription · document · manuscript · text · notation
- divine utteranceSpeech from a god