universal
Middle English
/iu̯niˈvɛrsal/
adj
Definitions
- all-encompassing, subject to everything and everyone; having universal significance.
- (Late ME) absolute, subject to everything in a given area or subject (e.g. a settlement; a person)
- (Late ME) frequently practiced, usual, customary.
- (Late ME) Given total leeway and control; with universal power.
- (Late ME) unbiased, unprejudiced, nonpolitical
- (Late ME) general, non-specific, generic
- (Late ME) unformed, uncreated, unmade.
- (Late ME) theoretical, abstract, general.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French universel derived from Latin ūniversālis affix from Middle English universe.
Origin
Middle English
universe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Universalian English
- interuniversal English
- nonuniversal English
- subuniversal English
- superuniversal English
- universal English
- universal grinder English
- universal packager English
- universal sorter English
- universalise English
- universalism English
- universalist English
- universalistic English
- universality English
- universalize English
- universally English
- universalness English
- universe English
- ūniversālis Latin
- universal German
- universale Italian
- universale Dutch, Flemish
- универсал Russian
- универсальный Russian
- universal Spanish, Castilian
- universal Portuguese
- ユニバーサル Japanese
- uniwersalny Polish
- universalite Middle English
- universally Middle English
- universe Middle English
- universite Middle English
- univers Old French
- universal Old French
- universel Old French
- universala Esperanto
- universal Catalan, Valencian
- universal Galician
- universalité Middle French
- universel Middle French
- universal Occitan