universality
/ˌjuː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/
universality means the property of being universal, common to all members of a class. It carries an Arena rating of 1278, earned across 268 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, universality ranks #1,500 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,487 of 17,135 for Most Malleable Words, #4,673 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #6,349 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words.
universality is pronounced /ˌjuː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/.
Why “universality” is a great word
UNIVERSALITY — [Noun] The quality or state of being applicable to or common among all members of a class or group. From Middle English *universalite*, from Middle French *universalité*, from Late Latin *universalitas*, from Latin *universalis* ("universal") + *-itas* ("-ity", forming nouns of quality). Unlike "generality," which suggests a broad but leaky consensus, or "particularity," which celebrates the stubbornly singular case, universality insists upon an absolute, exceptionless scope. It is the cold certainty of gravity governing the falling apple and the collapsing star alike, the geometric truth that a triangle's angles sum to one hundred eighty degrees, and the silent, humbling certainty of mortality—a rare and profound comfort, suggesting that beneath the clamor of difference, some truths are simply woven into the fabric of things.
Etymology
From Middle English universalite, from Middle French universalité, from Old French, from Late Latin universalitas. By surface analysis, universal + -ity.
noun
- the property of being universal, common to all members of a class
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