clutter — a confused or disordered collection of things; mess
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a confused or disordered collection of things; mess
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈklʌtər/
Example Sentences
- My mom's purse is like a black hole of clutter - she can find everything except her keys!
- The artist's studio was filled with creative clutter that somehow made perfect sense to him.
- She decided to declutter her life, starting with the clutter under her bed that had been growing for three years.
clutter
NOUN[/ˈklʌtər/]
a confused or disordered collection of things; mess
His desk is buried in clutter — papers, mugs, and cables everywhere.
Butter lost in clutter while wings flutter!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Middle English 'clotteren', meaning 'to form lumps or clots'. The word evolved semantically over time from this literal sense of clustering together into the modern meaning of 'to fill disorderly with scattered objects'.
Breakdown
clotteren (to form lumps) > clutter (to scatter disorderly). The root relates to the concept of forming dense, messy accumulations, with the suffix -er indicating the causative action of making something into a cluttered state.
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📝Examples
“My mom's purse is like a black hole of clutter - she can find everything except her keys!”
“The artist's studio was filled with creative clutter that somehow made perfect sense to him.”
“She decided to declutter her life, starting with the clutter under her bed that had been growing for three years.”
“Digital clutter on his computer desktop made finding files nearly impossible.”
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