universe
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
Noun 4 meanings
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
“Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?”
Everything under consideration.
“In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.”
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 whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.
“That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.”
Etymology
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”).
UNIVERSE at a glance
UNIVERSE has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (U 1 + N 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,507 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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