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universe

universe

3.2
All of space and everything in it
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːnɪvɜrs/
translation icon : universo
  • Either we are alone in the universe or we are not.
  • the early universe
  • Big Bang universe
  • structure of the universe

Either we are alone in the universe or we are not.

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Examples

  • For the Stoics, the universe itself is divine.

  • Are you sure you want to challenge the fastest creature in the universe?

  • When did life start in the universe and when will it end?

  • The center of our universe exists in time.

  • This is our universe in all its majesty.

  • This is the deepest image of the universe in visible light.

  • So we derive the fact that the universe is not static.

  • In the endless reaches of the universe there once existed a planet known as Krypton.

  • Scientists continue to explore the mysteries of the universe, searching for answers about its origins.

  • Many scientists believe that dark matter makes up a significant portion of the universe.

Synonyms

world
vsuniverse
1.0

Everything that exists in the whole universe

uses a broader phrase for the same total without listing its parts
cosmos
vsuniverse
67 5.8

All space and everything in it that forms an ordered whole

is the neutral total of space and matter without implying order
everything under the sun
vsuniverse
  • Informal
6 4.1

A very large range of things you can imagine

means the literal total of space and all that exists, not figurative
macrocosm
vsuniverse
1 8.9

All that exists forms one connected system

is used generally without stressing contrast with the small scale
cosmo
vsuniverse
  • Informal
1 6.8

The whole universe that contains stars, planets and space

is the standard full term rather than the informal shortened form

Compounds

closed universe
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A model of the universe whose space curves and contains enough matter to stop and reverse its expansion

1 9.6

A person who thinks they have total control over people or events

5.6

A person who thinks everything should be about them

9.9

A view that the universe works like a clock and follows fixed laws

A nickname for Boston as a busy center of culture, business, and history

universe of discourse
  • Specialized
9.9

All the things considered in a discussion or theory

How Vast

infinite
  • Specialized
1 7.0
universe
3.2
expanse
46 4.6
region
977 2.0
area
487 1.0
point
1.0

Surface Forms

universe singular
universes plural

Morphology

universe = verse (opaque) = uni + verse

Although historically analyzable as 'uni-' + 'verse', the modern meaning 'all that exists' is not derivable by learners from 'one' + 'verse'.

Etymology

The word universe comes from Latin parts uni- 'one' and -verse 'turned', the same uni- you see in unite, so it originally meant 'turned into one'. That's why universe now means all space and everything in it as one whole.