ubiquity
/juˈbɪkwɪti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once; actual or perceived omnipresence.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Hence the ubiquity of Priapus himself as a sculptural representative of the generative principle, populated the Roman gardens, assertive in ithyphallic pose."
- "It would be hard to exaggerate the ubiquity of the diminutive (-ito, -ita) in Latin American Spanish, which originates from the extreme reverence and indulgence accorded to the young."
- "The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ubīquitās, from Latin ubīque.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ubīquitās, ubīque
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /juˈbɪkwɪti/
- British English: /juːˈbɪkwɪti/