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ubiquitous

  (yū-bĭk'wĭ-təs) pronunciation
adj.

Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent: “plodded through the shadows fruitlessly like an ubiquitous spook” (Joseph Heller).

ubiquitously u·biq'ui·tous·ly adv.
ubiquitousness u·biq'ui·tous·ness n.
 
 
Word Overheard: ubiquitous

Ubiquitous is one of those words — it's used here, there and everywhere (in fact, one could say it itself is ubiquitous — found all over). Yet it's easy to forget what it means, so it is very often a top alt-click word. Here's one example:

"I predict the end of the ubiquitous iPod is at hand when the music phone goes on the market."

Link: Your predictions: What's ahead in 2007? - CNN.com

Posted January 4, 2007.

 

Found in large quantities everywhere. This English word means "all over the place."



 
Thesaurus: ubiquitous

adjective

    Ever present in all places: omnipresent, universal. See limited/unlimited, specific/general.

 
Antonyms: ubiquitous

adj

Definition: ever-present
Antonyms: rare, scarce


 
Obscure Words: ubiquit


[back-formation from ubiquitous or ubiquity, fr. L. ubique, everywhere]
obs.  to make ubiquitous (as to turn up everywhere)
 
Word Tutor: ubiquitous
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Seemingly present everywhere.

pronunciation Political signs are ubiquitous right before any election.

 
Misspellings: ubiquitous

Common misspelling(s) of ubiquitous

  • ubiquitious

 
Translations: Ubiquitous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - allestedsnærværende

Nederlands (Dutch)
alomtegenwoordig

Français (French)
adj. - omniprésent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - allgegenwärtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πανταχού παρών

Italiano (Italian)
onnipresente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ubíquo

Русский (Russian)
вездесущий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ubicuo, omnipresente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - allmänt utbredd

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
到处存在的, 普遍存在的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 到處存在的, 普遍存在的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 도처에 편재하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いたるところにある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كلي الوجود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמצא בכל מקום, נמצא בכמה מקומות בו-זמנית‬


 
 

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