ubiquity

[yoo-bik-wi-tee]

noun

1. the state or capacity of being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresence.

   the ubiquity of magical beliefs.

2. (initial capital letter),  the omnipresence of God or Christ.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ubiquity¹

1570–80; < New Latin ubiquitās, equivalent to Latin ubīqu ( e ) everywhere + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

In the whirling madness that began when the smartphone achieved ubiquity around 2012, a great many parents did not know what to do.

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Even in the glory years there were signs that Bobs shouldn’t take their ubiquity for granted.

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That sheer ubiquity makes it impossible to treat wells or ponds as simple "risk factors" - they are the backbone of life in the state.

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That, in addition to years of consistent hard work, goes far in explaining his recent ubiquity.

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And yet, for all that ubiquity, it rarely gets credit for holding so much together.

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Related Words

• pervasiveness