Ubiquitous
/juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/
Definitions
Present, appearing, or found everywhere; widespread.
/juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Fast food restaurants are ubiquitous in most cities.
💡 Simply: Imagine a brand new video game that everyone's talking about. You see ads for it on every website, on TV, and even on billboards. That game is ubiquitous because it's everywhere!
👶 For kids: If something is everywhere, like when you see the same toy at every store, that toy is ubiquitous!
More Examples
The internet is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in daily life.
His influence was ubiquitous throughout the organization.
Pigeons, sadly, are ubiquitous in the city.
How It's Used
"Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern society."
"Advertisements for the new product were ubiquitous online and on television."
From Latin *ubique* ('everywhere') + *-ous*. It entered English in the mid-19th century.
The term gained prominence with the rise of mass communication and industrialization, describing the spread of goods, ideas, and technologies.
Memory tip
Think 'ubi' (everywhere) + 'quit' (stop). Something ubiquitous is everywhere you stop and look!