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universe¹
- /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ UK
- /ˈjunəˌvɝs/ US
- /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɜːs/ Australia
- /ˈjʉːnəˌvøːs/ New Zealand
- /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɛɾs/ Scotland
- /ˈjɪʊ̯nɪˌvøːs/ Wales
- /ˈjʉːnɪˌveːs/
- /ˈjuːnɪˌvɛːs/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)s
Where it comes from
From Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin universum (“all things, as a whole, the universe”), neuter of universus (“all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one”), from uni-, combining form of unus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of vertō (“to turn”). Analyzable as uni- + -verse through backformation of -verse.
proper noun the universe · Universe
noun universes · Universe
- The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos. Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?
- An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
- Everything under consideration. In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
- The set of all things considered.
- The set of all admissible observations. In general content-related evidence demonstrates the degree to which the sample of items, tasks or questions on a test is representative of some defined universe or domain of content.
- A sample taken from the population.
- An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting. The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
- A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels. Annabelle Comes Home (the 7th and most recent movie in the Conjuring universe, and the 3rd to focus on Annabelle) is a direct sequel to both previous Annabelle movies, which occurred before the events of The Conjuring – but take place after the events of the 2013 franchise-starter.
- A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting. That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.
- A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos. The universe wants you to succeed.
- The Earth, the sphere of the world. Under our new World may alſo be compriſed thoſe vaſt Southern Coaſts and Streights of Magelan, firſt lighted on by Ferdinandus Magelanus in the year 1520, in his Circumnavigation of the Univerſe ; which forty five years after Sir Francis Drake, and next Sir Thomas Bendiſh, Engliſhmen, made a furhter
Universe²
- /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ UK
- /ˈjunəˌvɝs/ US
- /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɜːs/ Australia
- /ˈjʉːnəˌvøːs/ New Zealand
- /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɛɾs/ Scotland
- /ˈjɪʊ̯nɪˌvøːs/ Wales
- /ˈjʉːnɪˌveːs/
- /ˈjuːnɪˌvɛːs/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)s
Where it comes from
From Middle English, directly or via Old French univers, from Latin universum. See universe.
proper noun the Universe
- Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself. Meronyms: observable universe, Galaxy, Earth, earth
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cosmos, macrocosm, population, creation, world, nature, existence, universal, cosmic, planet, galaxy, aerospace, constellation, monde, perimeter, landscape
Translations
Every language
noun everything under consideration
| 日本語 | 森羅万象 shinrabanshō |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | ब्रह्माण्ड brahmāṇḍ |
| Português | universo |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπαν sýmpan |
| Русский | вселе́нная vselénnaja, мир mir |
noun an imaginary collection of worlds
| Português | universo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Universum |
| Italiano | universo |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπαν sýmpan |
| Русский | вселе́нная vselénnaja, мир mir |
noun an entity similar to our universe
| Español | universo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우주 uju |
| 日本語 | 宇宙 uchū |
| Português | universo |
| Français | univers |
| Deutsch | Universum |
| Italiano | universo |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπαν sýmpan |
| Русский | вселе́нная vselénnaja, мир mir |
noun intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting
| Português | universo |
|---|---|
| Italiano | universo |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπαν sýmpan |
| Русский | вселе́нная vselénnaja |
noun the Universe
| Español | universo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우주 uju |
| 日本語 | 宇宙 uchū |
| 中文 | 宇宙 yǔzhòu |
| हिन्दी | ब्रह्मांड brahmāṇḍ, ब्रह्माण्ड brahmāṇḍ, विश्व viśva, जगत jagat, जग jag, दुनिया duniyā |
| Kiswahili | ulimwengu |
| Português | universo |
| Français | univers, Univers |
| Deutsch | Universum, Weltall |
| Italiano | universo |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπαν sýmpan |
| Română | univers |
| Русский | вселе́нная vselénnaja, Вселе́нная Vselénnaja, всесве́т vsesvét |
| Tiếng Việt | vũ trụ |
| العربية | كَوْن kawn, الْكَوْن al-kawn, عَالَم ʕālam |
| עברית | יְקוּם yekúm |
Talk about this word "universe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/universe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. universe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/universe "universe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/universe.Cite this
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title = {universe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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