noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of universality
1325–75; Middle English universalite < Late Latin ūniversālitās. See universal, -ity
Vocabulary lists containing universality
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton recognized this universality of free fall centuries ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
He has emphasized the universality of human rights and the need to apply international law equally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
When you came to Nashville, what was universality part of it?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The goal is to grow to 12,000 children by fall 2027 and to reach "full universality" within four years.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
A plantation was a plantation; one might think one’s misfortunes distinct, but the true horror lay in their universality.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
They’re narratives that tap into life’s universalities and help us make sense of the world around us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
But there are certain universalities to the relationship between P.R. and the press, which can be symbiotic, parasitic and antagonistic.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
In so doing she exposes mankind’s best and worst qualities, our universalities and differences, illuminating all the while the myriad ways in which a heart can be pure.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2019
Are those emotional universalities no fun unless the world has ended too?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2018
Can any man faithfully preach the Gospel who is always flying over the heads of his hearers with universalities, and never goes straight to their hearts with 'Thou—thou art the man!'
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Alexander Maclaren
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
