English Explanatory Dictionary

ubiquitous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.
  2. Appearing to be everywhere at once; being or seeming to be in more than one location at the same time.
  3. Widespread; very prevalent.

Pronunciation

/juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ /juːˈbɪkwətəs/ En-uk-ubiquitous.ogg /juˈbɪkwɪtəs/ [juˈbɪkwɪɾəs] /juˈbɪkwətəs/ [juˈbɪkwəɾəs] En-us-ubiquitous.ogg /jʉːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ [jʉːˈbɪkwɪɾəs] En-au-ubiquitous.ogg

Word forms

ubiquitous

Etymology

From ubiquity + -ous, from Medieval Latin ubīquitās, from Latin ubīque (“everywhere”), from ubī̆ (“where”) + -que (“each, ever”). Compare ubiety.

Synonyms

omnipresent ever-present common pervasive

Related words

ubiquarian ubiquitarian ubiquitary ubiquiter ubiquitin ubiquitinate ubiquitist ubiquity

Derived words

nonubiquitous ubiquitous computing ubiquitously
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