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Definition: Ubiquity |
UbiquityNoun1. The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ubiquity" was first used: 1579. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | UBIQUITY, n. The gift or power of being in all places at one time, but not in all places at all times, which is omnipresence, an attribute of God and the luminiferous ether only. This important distinction between ubiquity and omnipresence was not clear to the mediaeval Church and there was much bloodshed about it. Certain Lutherans, who affirmed the presence everywhere of Christ's body were known as Ubiquitarians. For this error they were doubtless damned, for Christ's body is present only in the eucharist, though that sacrament may be performed in more than one place simultaneously. In recent times ubiquity has not always been understood -- not even by Sir Boyle Roche, for example, who held that a man cannot be in two places at once unless he is a bird. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: UbiquitySynonyms: omnipresence (n), ubiquitousness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Presence | Ubiety, ubiquity, ubiquitariness; omnipresence. |
Space | Abyss; (interval); unlimited space; infinity; world; ubiquity; (presence); length and breadth of the land. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ubiquity |
| English words defined with "ubiquity": Everywhereness. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "ubiquity": Everywhereness ♦ ubiquitous. (references) |
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| "Ubiquity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ubiquity" is used about 40 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 40 | 54,274 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ubiquity | 34 |
ubiquity record | 14 |
groundwater score ubiquity | 3 |
financial ubiquity | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ubiquity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kodogjendje, gjithëpranim (omnipresence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | وجود الشىء في كل مكان (ubiquitous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | вездесъщност (omnipresence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 所不在 (Omnipresent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | všudypřítomnost (omnipresence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | حضوردرهمه جادریک وقت . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ubiquité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Allgegenwart (omnipresence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πανταχού παρουσία (omniscience, ubiquitousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "מצאות בכל מקום. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mindenütt jelenvalóság (omnipresence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ubiquit . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 遍在 (omnipresence), 普遍 (omnipresence, universality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ふへ"せい (catholicity, invariance, omnipresence, universality), ふへ" (constant, eternal, everlasting, fairness, immovable, immutable, impartiality, indestructible, neutrality, omnipresence, permanent, unchangeable, universality), へ"ざい (maldistribution, omnipresence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ooilley-ynnydys, ooilley-laaraght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iquityubay ubiquidade. (various references) ubicuitate (omnipresence). (various references) вездесущность (compubiquity, omnipresence), повсеместность. (various references) sveprisutnost (omnipresence). (various references) ubicuidad. (various references) allestädesnärvaro (omnipresence). (various references) aynı anda her yerde bulunma. (various references) повсюдність (omnipresence). (various references) tính có mặt bất cứ nơi n o (ubiquitousness), tính đ"ng thời ở khắp mọi nơi (ubiquitousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ubique. (various references) |
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Misspellings | |
"Ubiquity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bucquoy, obiqiuty, obiquity, obuiquity, ubicity, ubiguity, ubiquit, ubiquitin, ubiqutiy, umbiquity, upiquity. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ubiquity" (pronounced yuwbi"kwutē) |
| 6 | -i" k w u t ē | antiquity. |
| 5 | -k w u t ē | equity, inequity. |
| 3 | -u t ē | ability, abnormality, absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, acidity, activity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affinity, affordability, aggressivity, agility, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, availability, banality, barbarity, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brevity, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, captivity, causality, cavity, celebrity, centrality, charity, chastity, civility, clarity, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, conductivity, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, connectivity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, creativity, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, depravity, deputy, desirability, dexterity, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, eternity, ethnicity, eventuality, exclusivity, expressivity, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, familiarity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, fertility, festivity, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gravity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, hilarity, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immaturity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inability, inaccessibility, inactivity, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inevitability, infallibility, inferiority, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, instability, instrumentality, insularity, integrity, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irregularity, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, laxity, legality, legibility, lethality, levity, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, longevity, majority, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, mentality, minority, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, nativity, necessity, negativity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, originality, overcapacity, oversensitivity, palatability, parity, partiality, particularity, passivity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polarity, polity, pomposity, popularity, portability, possibility, posterity, practicality, predictability, principality, priority, probability, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, profitability, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, punctuality, purity, quality, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, rationality, reactivity, readability, reality, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, seasonality, security, selectivity, senility, seniority, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, severity, sexuality, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, subjectivity, suitability, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, temerity, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, unanimity, unavailability, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, universality, university, unpopularity, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, venality, veracity, Verity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulgarity, vulnerability. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-i-i-q-t-u-u-y" | |
-4 letters: quit. | |
-5 letters: bit, but, buy, tub, tui. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-i-i-q-t-u-u-y" | |
+4 letters: ubiquitously. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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