Definition of UNIVERSE

universe

Plural: universes

Noun

  • The totality of all existing matter, space, and time.
  • everything that exists anywhere
    • "they study the evolution of the universe"
  • (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
  • everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
  • The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
  • The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
  • An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
  • Everything under consideration.
  • Everything under consideration.
  • The set of all things considered.
  • Everything under consideration.
  • The set of all admissible observations.
  • Everything under consideration.
  • 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.
  • An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.
  • A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
  • A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.
  • A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
  • The Earth, the sphere of the world.

Name

  • Alternative letter-case form of Universe; Our universe.

Examples

  • Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?
  • In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
  • In the vast Scrabble universe, every letter has its strategic place.
  • That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.
  • The universe wants you to succeed.

Origin / 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”). Analyzable as uni- + -verse through backformation of -verse.

Synonyms

cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, population, universe of discourse, world, Universe, universe

Scrabble Score: 11

universe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
universe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
universe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

universe: valid Words With Friends Word