13-11-2014 -Thursday WORD OF THE DAY: Ubiquitous (Adj) Pronunciation: \yü-ˈbi-kwə-təs\ Syllabification: ubiq-ui-tous MEANING: 1. Seeming to be seen everywhere 2. Existing or being everywhere at the same time SYNONYMS: 1. Omnipresent 2. Common Origin of UBIQUITOUS First Known Use: 1830 EXPLANATION: Its everywhere! Its everywhere! When something seems like its present in all places at the same time, reach for the adjective ubiquitous. Cities like Singapore aim to cloak themselves in ubiquitous, free Wi-Fi in the next few years, The Wall Street Journal reported recently — meaning that those savvy Singaporeans will find a wireless connection everywhere they go. The word, comes from the Latin ubique, meaning — you guessed it — everywhere. The usual pronunciation is yoo-BIK-wih-tihs, but Joseph Heller must have had the older variant ooh-BIK-wih-tihs in mind when he wrote in Catch-22 that a character padded through the shadows fruitlessly like an ubiquitous spook. More Examples: 1. The companys advertisements are ubiquitous. 2. By that time cell phones had become ubiquitous, and people had long ceased to be impressed by the sight of one 3. Hot dogs are the ideal road trip food—inexpensive, portable, ubiquitous. —Paul Lucas, Saveur, June/July 2008 4. God is ubiquitous A WarM mrnG WishEs 2 Evry1.............
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:09:49 +0000
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