ubiquity

noun

ubiq·​ui·​ty yü-ˈbi-kwə-tē How to pronounce ubiquity (audio)
: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

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Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary. Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 Declining costs for renewables combined with their power sources’ ubiquity mean that solar and wind alone could take care of the entire planet’s energy demand 100 times over, according to a 2021 analysis by Carbon Tracker, a think tank. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 But she is most heavily influenced, the film suggests, by the sheer ubiquity of school shootings and gun culture, which has contaminated America at large with a free-floating psychic residue of mass violence. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026 This also includes the growing ubiquity of telehealth and femtech companies, plus increased awareness of conditions like perimenopause and menopause. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ubiquity

Word History

Etymology

Latin ubique everywhere, from ubi where + -que, enclitic generalizing particle; akin to Latin quis who and to Latin -que and — more at who, sesqui-

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ubiquity was in 1572

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“Ubiquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ubiquity. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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