ubiquitous

Intermediatezipf 3.42

Pronunciation

/juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/(yoo-BIK-wit-us)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

无处不在的;普遍存在的

Definition

Present, appearing, or found everywhere at the same time.

Word family

  • ubiquity/juːˈbɪkwɪti/(n)无处不在
  • ubiquitously/juːˈbɪkwɪtəsli/(adv)

Collocations

  • ubiquitous technology
  • ubiquitous presence
  • become ubiquitous
  • ubiquitous in

Examples

  1. 1.Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern life. (everywhere)
  2. 2.Coffee shops are ubiquitous in this neighborhood — there's one on every corner. (found everywhere)

Synonyms

  • omnipresent/ˌɒmnɪˈprɛzənt/present everywhere, stronger
  • pervasive/pəˈveɪsɪv/spreading through everything
  • widespread/ˈwaɪdsprɛd/covering a large area

Etymology

from Latin "ubique" = everywhere — ubi (where) + que (any) — anywhere and everywhere