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broad
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English brood, brode, from Old English br?d (“broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide, ample, copious”), from Proto-Germanic *braidaz (“broad”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots braid (“broad”), West Frisian breed (“broad”), Saterland Frisian breed (“broad”), Low German breed (“broad”), breet, Dutch breed (“broad”), German breit (“broad, wide”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål bred (“broad”), Norwegian brei (“broad”), Icelandic breiður (“broad, wide”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b???d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /b??d/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /b??d/
- Rhymes: -??d
Adjective
broad (comparative broader, superlative broadest)
- Wide in extent or scope.
- Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
- 1720, William Bartlet, a sermon
- broad and open day
- May 12, 1860, Eliza Watson, Witches and witchcraft (in Once A Week, No. 46.)
- crushing the minds of its victims in the broad and open day
- 1720, William Bartlet, a sermon
- Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
- a broad mixture of falsehood
- Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- 1819, D. Daggett, Sturges v. Crowninshield
- The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case.
- 1859, Edward Everett, Daniel Webster: An Oration On the Occasion of the Dedication of the Statue of Mr. Webster,
- in a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way
- 1819, D. Daggett, Sturges v. Crowninshield
- Plain; evident.
- General rather than specific.
- to be in broad agreement
- (writing) Unsubtle; obvious.
- Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
- (dated) Gross; coarse; indelicate.
- (of an accent) Strongly regional.
- (Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.
Antonyms
- (wide—regarding occupied space, width of an object): thin, narrow
- (wide—regarding body width): skinny
- (comprehensive): all-encompassing; see also Thesaurus:comprehensive
- (not palatalized): slender
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
broad (plural broads)
- (Britain) A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
- (Britain, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
- (film, television) A kind of floodlight.
- 1974, The Video Handbook (page 71)
- […] fresnel spotlights, old-type broads, sky-pans, cone-lights, etc.
- 1976, Herbert Zettl, Television Production Handbook (volume 10, page 105)
- Some broads have barn doors (see page 115) to block gross light spill into other set areas; others have even an adjustable beam, […]
- 2015, Jim Owens, Television Production (page 194)
- Light bounced from large white surfaces (e.g., matte reflector boards, or a white ceiling). Floodlights include scoops, broads, floodlight, banks, internally reflected units, strip lights, and cyclorama lights.
- 1974, The Video Handbook (page 71)
Derived terms
- Broadland (sense 1)
- Oulton Broad (sense 1)
Etymology 2
Early 20th century. Said to be from abroadwife (“woman who lives or travels without her husband”), though it might be in part an alteration of bride, especially through influence of cognate German Braut, which is used in the same sense of “broad, young woman, hussy”. Compare already Middle High German br?t (“concubine”).
Noun
broad (plural broads)
- (dated) A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
- (US, colloquial, slang, sometimes dated, derogatory) A woman or girl.
- Who was that broad I saw you with?
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:prostitute
- See also Thesaurus:woman
- See also Thesaurus:girl
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Word formation verb -en noun -ness
Anagrams
- Bardo, Board, Borda, Broda, Dobra, abord, adorb, bardo, board, dobra
Breton
Etymology
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Noun
broad m (plural broiz)
- person from a country
Inflection
Noun
broad f (plural broadoù)
- nation
Inflection
Derived terms
- broadel
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universal
English
Etymology
From Middle English universal, from Old French universal (modern French universel), from Latin ?nivers?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ju?n??v??sl?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?jun??v?sl?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s?l
- Hyphenation: uni?ver?sal
Adjective
universal (comparative more universal, superlative most universal)
- Of or pertaining to the universe.
- Common to all members of a group or class.
- Common to all society; worldwide
- unlimited; vast; infinite
- Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.
Synonyms
- (common to all members of a group or class): general; see also Thesaurus:generic
- (unlimited): see also Thesaurus:infinite
- (useful for many purposes): general-purpose, multi-purpose
Antonyms
- nonuniversal
Derived terms
- universalise, universalize
- universal quantifier
- universally
Related terms
- universe
- university
- universality
Translations
See also
- universal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- general
- global
Further reading
- universal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- universal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Noun
universal (plural universals)
- (philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
See also
- particular
Further reading
- S:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Universals
- The Medieval Problem of Universals - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?nivers?lis, first attested circa 1400.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /u.ni.v???sal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.ni.b?r?sal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /u.ni.ve??sal/
Adjective
universal (masculine and feminine plural universals)
- universal
Derived terms
- universalment
Related terms
- univers
- universalitat
Further reading
- “universal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “universal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “universal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
References
Galician
Etymology
From Latin ?nivers?lis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
universal m or f (plural universais)
- of or pertaining to the universe
- world-wide, universal, common to all cultures
Synonyms
- (world-wide): mundial
Related terms
- universalidade
- universo
Further reading
- “universal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Etymology
From Latin ?nivers?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /univ???za?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
universal (comparative universaler, superlative am universalsten)
- universal
Declension
Further reading
- “universal” in Duden online
Middle English
Alternative forms
- universall, unyversal, universalle, universell, uniyversale, universele, universel
Etymology
From Old French universel, from Latin ?nivers?lis; equivalent to universe +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iu?ni?v?rsal/, /iu?niv?r?sa?l/, /iu?ni?v?rs?l/
Adjective
universal
- all-encompassing, subject to everything and everyone; having universal significance.
- (Late Middle English) absolute, subject to everything in a given area or subject (e.g. a settlement; a person)
- (Late Middle English) frequently practiced, usual, customary.
- (Late Middle English, rare) Given total leeway and control; with universal power.
- (Late Middle English, rare) unbiased, unprejudiced, nonpolitical
- (Late Middle English, rare) general, non-specific, generic
- (Late Middle English, philosophy, rare) unformed, uncreated, unmade.
- (Late Middle English, philosophy, rare) theoretical, abstract, general.
Derived terms
- universalite
- universally
Descendants
- English: universal
References
- “?nivers??l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.
Noun
universal
- (Late Middle English, philosophy, rare) A category, class, or classification.
Descendants
- English: universal
References
- “?nivers??l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.
Determiner
universal
- (Late Middle English) The whole, all of, every portion of, all parts of.
- (Late Middle English, rare) Every kind of; all sorts of
References
- “?nivers??l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ?nivers?lis.
Adjective
universal m (feminine singular universala, masculine plural universals, feminine plural universalas)
- universal
Derived terms
- universalament
Related terms
- univèrs
- universalitat
Old French
Etymology
From Latin ?nivers?lis.
Adjective
universal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular universale)
- universal
Descendants
- French: universel
- ? Middle English: universal, universall, unyversal, universalle, universell, uniyversale, universele, universel
- English: universal
Piedmontese
Alternative forms
- üniversal
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /yniv?r?sal/
Adjective
universal
- universal
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ?nivers?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /u.ni.v??.?sa?/
- Hyphenation: u?ni?ver?sal
Adjective
universal m or f (plural universais, comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the universe; universal.
- Common to all society; universal; world-wide.
- Common to all members of a group or class; universal.
Inflection
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:universal.
Derived terms
- universalmente
Related terms
- universalidade
- universo
Further reading
- “universal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Romanian
Etymology
From French universel, from Latin universalis.
Adjective
universal m or n (feminine singular universal?, masculine plural universali, feminine and neuter plural universale)
- universal
Declension
Related terms
- univers
- universalitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ?nivers?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /unibe??sal/, [u.ni.??e??sal]
- Hyphenation: u?ni?ver?sal
Adjective
universal (plural universales)
- universal
Derived terms
- universalmente
Related terms
- universalidad
- universo
Anagrams
- vulneráis
Further reading
- “universal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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