What does Clutter mean?

Definitions for Clutter
ˈklʌt ərclut·ter

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Clutter.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smothernoun

    a confused multitude of things

  2. clutterverb

    unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen

  3. clutter, clutter upverb

    fill a space in a disorderly way

Wiktionary

  1. clutternoun

    a confused disordered jumble of things

  2. clutternoun

    background echos, from clouds etc, on a radar screen

  3. clutterverb

    to fill something with clutter

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. A CLUTTERnoun

    A noise; a bustle; a busy tumult; a hurry; a clamour. A low word.

    He saw what a clutter there was with huge, over-grown pots, pans, and spits. Roger L'Estrange, Fab. 120.

    The fav’rite child that just begins to prattle,
    Is very humorsome, and makes great clutter,
    ’Till he has windows on his bread and butter. King.

    Prithee, Tim, why all this clutter?
    Why ever in these raging fits? Jonathan Swift.

  2. To Clutterverb

    To make a noise, or bustle.

    Etymology: from the noun.

ChatGPT

  1. clutter

    Clutter refers to a disorderly or disorganized collection or accumulation of things, often resulting in a crowded or chaotic environment. It typically involves unnecessary, excessive or irrelevant items in a space making it difficult to focus, perform tasks or streamline processes, be it a physical space like a room or a digital space like a computer.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Clutternoun

    a confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; as, the room is in a clutter

  2. Clutternoun

    clatter; confused noise

  3. Clutterverb

    to crowd together in disorder; to fill or cover with things in disorder; to throw into disorder; to disarrange; as, to clutter a room

  4. Clutterverb

    to make a confused noise; to bustle

  5. Clutternoun

    to clot or coagulate, as blood

  6. Etymology: [From Clod, n.]

Wikidata

  1. Clutter

    Clutter is an open source graphics library for creating hardware-accelerated user interfaces. It relies upon OpenGL or OpenGL ES for rendering, can be compiled on different platforms and has multiple bindings to other languages. It also supports media playback using GStreamer and 2D graphics rendering using Cairo. Clutter was created by OpenedHand Ltd, now part of Intel. Licensed under the LGPL v2.1, Clutter is free and open source software.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Clutter

    klut′ėr, n. confusion: stir: noise.—v.i. to crowd together: to go about noisily.—v.t. to pack. [A variant of Clatter.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CLUTTER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clutter is ranked #10337 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Clutter surname appeared 3,116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Clutter.

    94.6% or 2,950 total occurrences were White.
    2.5% or 79 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1% or 34 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 21 total occurrences were Black.
    0.6% or 19 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.4% or 13 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Clutter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Clutter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Clutter in a Sentence

  1. Joe Berlinger:

    I think the most notable thing [was] the degree to which they were unhappy with the portrayal of family, particularly of the mother Bonnie Clutter, who was portrayed as somebody who was kind of depressed and didn’t get out of bed and all sorts of things they feel [are] just not true, she had some pain issues that she managed, but she embraced life and she was beloved by all the family, extended family.

  2. Nick Faldo:

    I don't look at what any of the experts say because I believe in our team enough to know that we're working on the right things, i have no issue with the clutter. It's just annoying to talk about negativity a lot.

  3. Kathleen Vohs:

    Clutter is very stressful on people's psychology, and there have been a number of studies that have looked at what clutter does to people's minds, and from that we can take the perspective that things that are tightly organized are going to have the opposite effect.

  4. Will Hayllar:

    Part of their motivation for wanting to get to something simpler is that it clears out some of the clutter and makes it more feasible for the shopper to be guided toward things they ultimately might want more, and be prepared to pay for.

  5. Julie Onstot:

    Just get a trash bag, walk around your house, and start putting things in it. You won't be able to really see what needs sorting until you get rid of the true trash surrounding it, this can be done over a period of a few days, so you don't feel overwhelmed. But give yourself a clearer path to clutter-free by literally clearing the path.

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Translations for Clutter

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  • врява, бъркотия, вдигам шумBulgarian
  • anhäufen, Durcheinander, Unordnung, überhäufen, verwirren, Wirrwarr, überladen, VerwirrungGerman
  • caos, revoltijo, desordenSpanish
  • درهم و برهمیPersian
  • sotkea, sekoittaa, sotkuFinnish
  • bordel, bric-à-bracFrench
  • अव्यवस्थाHindi
  • scompiglio, disordine, confusioneItalian
  • rotzooi, rommelDutch
  • rotNorwegian
  • bagunçaPortuguese
  • dezordineRomanian
  • кутерьма, захламлять, загромождать, беспорядок, помехаRussian
  • rSwedish
  • ஒழுங்கீனம்Tamil
  • yığmak, dağınıklık, kargaşalık, etmek, doldurmakTurkish

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