ubiquitous
Intermediatezipf 3.42Pronunciation
/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.Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern life. (everywhere)
- 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