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universality

universality

9 6.8
Being true or the same for everyone
  • noun
  • /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəlɪti/
translation icon : universalidad
  • The universality of scientific principles means they apply to everyone, regardless of culture.
  • universality and particularity
  • universality and exclusivity
  • claim to universality

And that happens because of the inherent universality of action.

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Examples

  • The program traces its origins to Newton and his realization of the universality of gravitation.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Therefore, the Church must express and develop her universality in every direction.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Unless the Church shows its universality now, I fear the parts will not be seen as parts.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The book's content should mirror the reality of the represented cultures as well as the universality of human experiences.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And I feel the universality of this message is really what she encapsulated in that comment.

  • I chose rabbits as an art icon because there is a cultural universality to them throughout the world.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The effect of showing culturally diverse models is that teachers come to realize the universality of effective teaching principles.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Yet, unless Jews seek to evangelize the world for Judaism, the claim of divine universality remains empty.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Morales captures the essence of human nature and the universality of our human experiences as they exist in Mexican culture.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In this article, I reprise Fanon as a cultural visionary because of the universality of his insight.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

generality
vsuniversality
3 6.3

A quality that makes something useful in many situations

means applying in every case or situation rather than only broadly
catholicity
vsuniversality
  • Formal
1 9.9

Being broad and open to many different ideas, subjects, or people

focuses on applying to every case or situation rather than mere presence
omnitude
vsuniversality
1 9.9

A state of being everything that exists

frames applying to every case or situation rather than identity with all things
allness
vsuniversality
9.9

A belief that one idea includes everything

concerns applying equally in all instances rather than mere total inclusion

How Universal

universality
9 6.8
ubiquity
6 8.7
widespread
256 3.6
generality
12 6.5
locality
23 3.9

Surface Forms

universality singular
universities plural

Morphology

universality = universal (transparent) = universal + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'universal' using the productive nominalizing suffix '-ity' to indicate the state or quality of being universal.

Etymology

The word universality comes from Latin parts uni- ('one') and versus ('turned') and shares the same root as universe, so you can imagine all parts 'turned into one' whole. So universality means something that is true 'everywhere' or for everyone.