universal

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English universal, from Old French universal (modern French universel), from Latin ūniversālis, equivalent to universe +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌjunəˈvɜɹs(ə)l/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)səl Hyphenation: uni‧vers‧al === Adjective === universal (comparative more universal, superlative most universal) Of or pertaining to the universe. Common to all members of a group or class. Common to all society; worldwide. Unlimited; vast; infinite. Useful for many purposes; all-purpose. ==== Synonyms ==== (common to all members of a group or class): general; see also Thesaurus:generic (unlimited): see also Thesaurus:infinite (useful for many purposes): general-purpose, multi-purpose ==== Antonyms ==== nonuniversal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== universe university universality ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== general global === Noun === universal (plural universals) (philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “universal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “universal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. S:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Universals The Medieval Problem of Universals - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ūniversālis. First attested in c. 1400. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [u.ni.βərˈsal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [u.ni.vərˈsal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [u.ni.veɾˈsal] === Adjective === universal m or f (masculine and feminine plural universals) universal ==== Derived terms ==== universalment ==== Related terms ==== univers universalitat === References === === Further reading === “universal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “universal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “universal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Crimean Tatar == === Adjective === universal universal === References === “universal”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Danish == === Adjective === universal alternative spelling of universel ==== Inflection ==== === References === “universal” in Den Danske Ordbog == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin ūniversālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /unibeɾˈsal/ [u.ni.β̞eɾˈs̺ɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: u‧ni‧ver‧sal === Adjective === universal m or f (plural universais) of or pertaining to the universe world-wide, universal, common to all cultures Synonym: mundial ==== Derived terms ==== universalmente ==== Related terms ==== universalidade universo === Further reading === “universal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “universal”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ūniversālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /univɛʁˈzaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === universal (strong nominative masculine singular universaler, comparative universaler, superlative am universalsten) universal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “universal” in Duden online “universal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, from Latin ūniversālis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /univərˈsal/ [u.ni.fərˈsal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: u‧ni‧ver‧sal === Adjective === universal (comparative lebih universal, superlative paling universal) universal: of or pertaining to the universe common to all members of a group or class Synonym: umum common to all society; worldwide unlimited; vast; infinite useful for many purposes; all-purpose === Noun === universal (plural universal-universal) universal === Derived terms === === Further reading === “universal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === universall, universalle, universel, universele, uniyversale, universell, unyversal === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French universel, and its etymon Latin ūniversālis; equivalent to universe +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iu̯ˌnivɛrˈsal/, /iu̯ˈnivɛrsal/, (by analogy to universe) /iu̯niˈvɛrsal/ === Adjective === universal (especially Late Middle English) all-encompassing, subject to everything and everyone; having universal significance. absolute, subject to everything in a given area or subject (e.g. a settlement; a person) frequently practiced, usual, customary. (rare) Given total leeway and control; with universal power. (rare) unbiased, unprejudiced, nonpolitical (rare) general, non-specific, generic (philosophy, rare) unformed, uncreated, unmade. (philosophy, rare) theoretical, abstract, general. ==== Derived terms ==== universalite universally ==== Descendants ==== English: universal ==== References ==== “ūniversā̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 April 2018. === Noun === universal (Late Middle English, philosophy, rare) A category, class, or classification. ==== Descendants ==== English: universal ==== References ==== “ūniversā̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 April 2018. === Determiner === universal (Late Middle English) The whole, all of, every portion of, all parts of. (Late Middle English, rare) Every kind of; all sorts of ==== References ==== “ūniversā̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 April 2018. == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin ūniversālis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === universal m (feminine singular universala, masculine plural universals, feminine plural universalas) universal ==== Derived terms ==== universalament ==== Related terms ==== univèrs universalitat == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin ūniversālis. === Adjective === universal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular universale) universal ==== Descendants ==== French: universel → Middle English: universal, universall, universalle, universel, universele, uniyversale, universell, unyversalEnglish: universal == Piedmontese == === Alternative forms === üniversal === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ynivɛrˈsal/ === Adjective === universal universal == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin ūniversālis. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: u‧ni‧ver‧sal === Adjective === universal m or f (plural universais, comparable, comparative mais universal, superlative o mais universal or universalíssimo) (relational) universe; universal common to all society; universal; world-wide common to all members of a group or class; universal ==== Derived terms ==== universalmente ==== Related terms ==== universalidade universo === Further reading === “universal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “universal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “universal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French universel, from Latin universalis. By surface analysis, univers +‎ -al. === Adjective === universal m or n (feminine singular universală, masculine plural universali, feminine/neuter plural universale) universal ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== universalitate == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin ūniversālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /unibeɾˈsal/ [u.ni.β̞eɾˈsal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: u‧ni‧ver‧sal === Adjective === universal m or f (masculine and feminine plural universales) universal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “universal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === vulneráis