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utterness

utterness

9.9
A state that is complete and leaves no doubt
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːtərnəs/
translation icon : completud
  • The utterness of her disappointment was clear from her expression.

Examples

  • He was stunned by the utterness of the silence in the empty house.

  • The decision was made with utterness and conviction, leaving no room for doubt.

  • The utterness of her joy was evident to everyone.

  • He spoke with such utterness that it left everyone speechless.

  • The utterness of her joy was evident during the celebration with friends.

  • He could not ignore the utterness of his loneliness after she left.

  • The utterness of the defeat left the team devastated and demoralized.

Synonyms

entirety
vsutterness
68 4.1

The whole of something that includes every part

leans more toward absolute or extreme quality beyond mere inclusion
totality
vsutterness
32 6.5

All the parts of something considered together

emphasizes absolute or extreme quality rather than just total amount
completeness
vsutterness
7 4.2

The state of having everything needed

adds a sense of being absolute or extremely complete rather than just parts
wholeness
vsutterness
5 3.9

A feeling of being complete and not missing anything in life

is broader adding a sense of absoluteness or extremity to that state
starkness
vsutterness
1 6.5

A very strong, clear quality that makes something seem severe

is the identical quality worded the same way without change
absoluteness
vsutterness
1 7.5

The state of being complete and having no limits

focuses more on being complete or extreme generally rather than limitlessness
omnitude
vsutterness
1 9.9

A state of being everything that exists

focuses more on absolute or extreme degree rather than literally being all things
entireness
vsutterness
7.1

A state of being whole and complete

is the same complete state but expressed differently as a term
perfectivity
vsutterness
  • Formal
9.9

A state of being complete and without fault

is the ordinary quality of total or extreme completeness rather than technical use
allness
vsutterness
9.9

A belief that one idea includes everything

is centered on absolute or extreme quality more than broad inclusiveness
ultimateness
vsutterness
9.9

The final, most extreme level of something

covers overall completeness or absolute state rather than only final extremity

Antonyms

incompleteness
3 5.9

A state where something has missing parts or information

How Complete

utterness
9.9
completeness
7 4.2
completion
108 2.4

Surface Forms

utterness singular
utternesses plural

Morphology

utterness = utter (transparent) = utter + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'utter' with '-ness' yields the abstract state 'utterness', which learners can derive from 'utter'.

Etymology

The word utterness comes from utter, which originally meant 'out' or 'outer', the same idea you see in the familiar word out or outer. So utterness means the state of being 'complete' or 'absolute', which is why we use it for something total or extreme.