Universal
[juːnɪ'vɜːs(ə)l] or ['jʊnə'vɝsl]
Definition
(noun.) a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; 'some form of religion seems to be a human universal'.
(noun.) (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class.
(noun.) (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages.
(adj.) adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations; 'universal wrench', 'universal chuck'; 'universal screwdriver' .
(adj.) applicable to or common to all members of a group or set; 'the play opened to universal acclaim'; 'rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys' .
Typed by Erica--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice.
(a.) Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world.
(a.) Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine.
(a.) Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient.
(n.) The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.
(n.) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it.
(n.) A universal proposition. See Universal, a., 4.
Typist: Ralph
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unlimited, all-reaching, catholic, general, without exception.[2]. Total, whole.[3]. Ecumenical.
n. (Logic.) General notion or conception (applicable to each individual of a species and expressed by a general term), IDEA (in the Platonic sense).
Typed by Floyd
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:All, embracing, total, unlimited, boundless, comprehensive, entire, general,whole, exhaustive, complete
ANT:Partial, local, limited, incomplete, exclusive, exhaustive, exceptional
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Definition
adj. comprehending affecting or extending to the whole: comprising all the particulars: applied to a great variety of uses.—n. a universal proposition a general term a universal concept.—n. Universalisā′tion.—v.t. Univer′salise.—ns. Univer′salism the doctrine or belief of universal salvation or the ultimate salvation of all mankind and even of the fallen angels; Univer′salist a believer in universalism.—adj. pertaining to such beliefs.—adj. Universalist′ic.—n. Universal′ity state or quality of being universal.—adv. Univer′sally.—n. Univer′salness.—adj. Universan′imous of one mind.
Typist: Sharif
Examples
- One of these compounds, namely, chloride of lime, is the almost universal bleaching agent of commerce. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- God was the loving father of all life, as incapable of showing favour as the universal sun. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The universal stare made the eyes ache. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Europe relapsed into universal insecurity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A universal shriek arose as the russet boots waved wildly from the wreck and a golden head emerged, exclaiming, I told you so! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It was the universal reason divested of a human personality. Plato. The Republic.
- It deals with the eternal and the universal. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This use of the word empire was evidently a different one from its former universal significance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Has EVERYTHING that happens a universal significance? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The factory work at this time related chiefly to stock tickers, principally the Universal, of which at one time twelve hundred were in use. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The phonograph was now fairly launched as a world sensation, and a reference to the newspapers of 1878 will show the extent to which it and Edison were themes of universal discussion. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He was dragging out all the little private reservations they had made from social service into the light of a universal religious life. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The image in the mind is only that of a particular object, though the application of it in our reasoning be the same, as if it were universal. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The escort and the universal watchfulness had completely isolated him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I think Henrique, now, has a keener sense of the beauty of truth, from seeing lying and deception the universal badge of slavery. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The things which are seen are opposed in Scripture to the things which are unseen--they are equally opposed in Plato to universals and ideas. Plato. The Republic.
- She did not believe in her own universals--they were sham. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He means to say that the higher faculties have to do with universals, the lower with particulars of sense. Plato. The Republic.
- Reason deals with universals, with general principles, with laws, which lie above the welter of concrete details. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Typist: Millie