• (RP) IPA: /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl̩/
• (GA) IPA: /ˌjunɪˈvɝsl̩/

universal

1. Of or pertaining to the universe.
2. Common to all members of a group or class.
3. Common to all society; worldwide

   She achieved universal fame.

   • a. 1701, John Dryden, “The Life of John Dryden, Esq.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume I, London: Printed for J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, OCLC 863244003 ↗, page xiii ↗:

     [John] Dryden's univerſal genius, his firmly eſtablished reputation, and the glory his memory muſt always reflect upon the nation that gave him birth, make us ardently wiſh for a more accurate life of him than any which has hitherto appeared: {{...}

4. unlimited; vast; infinite
5. Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.

   universal wrench

• (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

• nonuniversal

• universe
• university
• universality

• French: universel
• Portuguese: universal
• Russian: вселе́нский
• Spanish: universal

• French: universel
• German: allgemein, Allgemein-, universell
• Portuguese: universal
• Russian: всео́бщий
• Spanish: universal

• French: universel
• German: weltweit, Welt-, universell
• Portuguese: universal
• Russian: всео́бщий
• Spanish: universal

• German: kosmisch
• Portuguese: universal
• Russian: вселе́нский
• Spanish: universal

• German: universell, Universal-, All-
• Portuguese: universal
• Russian: универса́льный
• Spanish: universal

universal (plural universals)

1. (philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.